RIVER CHURCH
Registered charity 1146525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charitable aims of River Church are to: advance the Christian faith in the Thames valley, the United Kingdom and the wider world; bring relief to persons who are in need, financial hardship or suffering from illness or deprivation; further Christian or secular education in the Thames valley, the United Kingdom and wider world as appropriate; benefit the lives of people in local communities.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £848,334 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000, which is defined as three months of staff salaries and building leases. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit for the year, it maintains substantial cash and investment balances sufficient to meet foreseeable risks.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of such expenditure (£75K) (held: £848k)
“The trustees’ policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months of such expenditure (£75K).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment benefits to related party
“Bethani Chisnall, who is closely related to Adam Chisnall, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £23,055 (2024: £22,385) for her work as Head of Childrens & Families work.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ashvinder Vickerschair
- Alistair John Handford
- Andrea Boultwood
- David Tolson
- Graham Leslie Burgess
- Mary Kathleen Porter
- Robin Vickers
- Ruth Abigail Parry
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire · China · Hong Kong · Mozambique · Nepal · Slough · Surrey · Thailand · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RIVER CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £848,334 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000, which is defined as three months of staff salaries and building leases. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit for the year, it maintains substantial cash and investment balances sufficient to meet foreseeable risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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