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RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED

Registered charity 1144010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIFT VALLEY INSTITUTE (RVI)

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Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to US$ 1,160,185, significantly exceeding the stated policy target range of US$ 390,000 to US$ 430,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus and maintains sufficient cash resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: $74,000-$85,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The following number of employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) during the year between: $61,000-$73,999 $74,000-$85,999” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: US$ 390,000 to US$ 430,000 (held: £1.2m)
“It is therefore intended that the organization will hold General Unrestricted Reserves in the range US$ 390,000 to US$ 430,000, this being broadly equivalent to five months operating costs, covering staff salaries, office leases and redundancy payments to cover closure costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Parker Russell UK LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£923k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Kensington And Chelsea · Kenya · Somalia · South Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.6m£4.4m
31/12/2023£4.8m£4.7m
31/12/2022£3.9m£3.9m
31/12/2021£2.7m£2.6m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to US$ 1,160,185, significantly exceeding the stated policy target range of US$ 390,000 to US$ 430,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus and maintains sufficient cash resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Parker Russell UK LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the $74,000-$85,999 band.