RIVER CHURCH (ORPINGTON)

Registered charity 1121675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAMSDEN FAMILY CHURCH

Regular Church Meetings to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the publicSupporting voluntary workers in the World and within the U.K.Running a regular creche group for local parents and toddlers.Running youth activities for young people aged 12-18 yearsRunning community events during the year.Care of local people within the community.

Objects

3. NAME & OBJECTS3.1 THE NAME OF THE CHURCH IS RAMSDEN FAMILY CHURCH (OR ANY OTHER NAME CHOSEN BY RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES)3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AS SET OUT ABOVE) IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.3 FOR EDUCATION, CARE FOR THE SICK AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.4 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD. IN PRACTICE: WORLDWIDE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted income of £179,314 against total payments of £199,019, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately £20,000, and the actual unrestricted cash and investment reserves stood at £88,203 at the end of the period. The trustees describe the finances as resilient, noting that income remained strong despite an 18% increase in expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of committed expenditure in reserve (estimated as approximately c.£20,000)

“In practice, the trustees typically aim to maintain at least three months of committed expenditure in reserve (estimated as approximately c.£20,000).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Patrick Ralph Jonas Wakefordchair
Joel Habacuc Perez Olea
PETER ALEXANDER CROSS
Samantha Emma Howard

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

Operates in: Bromley · India · Kent · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£179k	£149k
31/12/2024	£173k	£128k
31/12/2023	£121k	£108k
31/12/2022	£93k	£106k
31/12/2021	£75k	£69k

Common questions

Is RIVER CHURCH (ORPINGTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted income of £179,314 against total payments of £199,019, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately £20,000, and the actual unrestricted cash and investment reserves stood at £88,203 at the end of the period. The trustees describe the finances as resilient, noting that income remained strong despite an 18% increase in expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVER CHURCH (ST NEOTS) LTD.

RIVER CHURCH (ST NEOTS) LTD income £93k
RIVER CHURCH SUTTON income £256k
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING) income £67k
ORPINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £331k
RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH income £96k
THE RIVER CHURCH CHELMSFORD CIO income £660k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIVER CHURCH (ORPINGTON)	£179k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVER CHURCH (ST NEOTS) LTD FY2025	£93k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RIVER CHURCH SUTTON FY2025	£256k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING) FY2025	£67k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ORPINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£331k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.