RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 1099487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIVERSIDE CHURCH

Latest income
£819k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant overall deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves decreasing from £692,064 to £429,550. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable with healthy reserves and adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months (held: £430k)
Our policy is to hold unrestricted cash reserves necessary to cover running costs for four months in the event of a major variation of circumstances. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£819k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£692k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Guatemala · Mexico · Romania · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£819k£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.0m
31/08/2023£782k£911k
31/08/2022£730k£798k
31/08/2021£709k£669k

Common questions

Is RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant overall deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves decreasing from £692,064 to £429,550. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable with healthy reserves and adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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