RIVERTREE TRUST

Registered charity 1152813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EDUCATION & TRAININGRELIEF OF POVERTY & HARDSHIPSERVING THE COMMUNITYADVANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHOVERSEAS MISSION WORK

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

Latest income
£518k
Latest spending
£467k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,921,665, which is above the stated policy target of three months' routine operating expenses and debt repayments. The charity reported a net income surplus of £50,146 for the year, supported by increased income from donations and centre lettings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ routine operating expenses (including all salaries) and three months of full debt repayments (held: £1.9m)
“In accordance with this policy, RiverTree Trust intends to carry cash reserves sufficient to cover three months’ routine operating expenses (including all salaries) and three months of full debt repayments.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to DB Gledhill (married to Trustee K Gledhill) for maintenance services
“DB Gledhill (married to Trustee K Gledhill) working as Taylor & Gledhill Electrical assisted in a number of maintenance tasks .The firm was paid £2,071 for this service. No other material transactions took place between the organisation and a trustee or related parties, other than stated above.” — page 24
“The total amount given by trustees to the charity during the year was £15,820 (2024 : £18,411). There were no conditions attached to these donations.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees to the charity
“DB Gledhill (married to Trustee K Gledhill) working as Taylor & Gledhill Electrical assisted in a number of maintenance tasks .The firm was paid £2,071 for this service. No other material transactions took place between the organisation and a trustee or related parties, other than stated above.” — page 24
“The total amount given by trustees to the charity during the year was £15,820 (2024 : £18,411). There were no conditions attached to these donations.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£518k
Total spending
£467k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~49.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£518k£467k
31/03/2024£969k£484k
31/03/2023£481k£420k
31/03/2022£404k£343k
31/03/2021£407k£307k

Common questions

Is RIVERTREE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,921,665, which is above the stated policy target of three months' routine operating expenses and debt repayments. The charity reported a net income surplus of £50,146 for the year, supported by increased income from donations and centre lettings. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2025£240kHealthy Minds Bodies and Hearts
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2024£10kAmazing Wellbeing Mondays
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2022£111kCommunity Catalyst - Rebuilding Community Resilience
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2021£10kCommunity Food Share
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£10kCommunity Food Share Project and Community Emergency Help

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RIVERTREE TRUST£518k—0above—no doubt
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£2.6m£60,001 - £70,000—above—no doubt
RIVER CHURCH SUTTON FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST FY2025£819k—0unclear—no doubt
RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
Five Trees Community Trust FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt

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