RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1123015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the christian faith, to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to advance education.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM/WORLD

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£305k
Latest spending
£347k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £42,329 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reducing its unrestricted funds from £676,026 to £633,697. The trustees note that the charity currently has an adequate level of reserves to cover six months of expenditure, although they identify revenue coverage as a major financial concern for future plans.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £44,857 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“A Richardson Gross salary inc e'ers NIC £44,857” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately six months expenditure (held: £634k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for specific use be maintained at a level equivalent approximately six months expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rev A D Richardson received gross salary of £44,857; Mrs R Richardson received gross salary of £10,652.
“Remuneration was paid to the following trustees’. 2026 2025 A Richardson Gross salary inc e'ers NIC £44,857 £41,808 Mrs R Richardson Gross salary inc e'ers NIC £10,652 £9,460”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£305k£347k
31/03/2025£343k£277k
31/03/2024£227k£232k
31/03/2023£224k£215k
31/03/2022£219k£175k

Common questions

Is RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £42,329 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reducing its unrestricted funds from £676,026 to £633,697. The trustees note that the charity currently has an adequate level of reserves to cover six months of expenditure, although they identify revenue coverage as a major financial concern for future plans. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £44,857 band.