DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 295022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as River Church UK

The Trust seeks to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by working as a church in the Dartford area.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dartford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£358k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £28,987 and held unrestricted cash of £278,880 against a reserves policy target of £120,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £120,000 (reserves figure: £279k)
“Specific amounts are set aside to meet normal costs for up to twelve months of the level of committed expenditure over guaranteed income. At the balance sheet date, this requirement was assessed by the trustees as £120,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment benefits to related party
“Emma Handscomb, who is closely related to Quinton Handscomb, who is a member of key management, received employment benefits totalling £21,411 (2024: £19,145) for serving in a worship and communications role.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 233

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 175

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 165

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 02/07/2026, 2 days after the 30/06/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£358k£329k
31/08/2024£328k£324k
31/08/2023£336k£314k
31/08/2022£308k£294k
31/08/2021£256k£226k

Common questions

Is DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £28,987 and held unrestricted cash of £278,880 against a reserves policy target of £120,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH as a grant recipient include EASTGATE (KENT) LTD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EASTGATE (KENT) LTDFY2024£3kGrant funding of activities
EASTGATE (KENT) LTDFY2025£3kGrant funding of activities

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALMOND TRUST1£15k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HERTFORD TOWN CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH£358k—0above—no doubt
HERTFORD TOWN CHURCH FY2025£88k—0above—no doubt
Canvas FY2025£170k—0above—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HEADINGTON FY2025£161k£27,9970above—no doubt
BRIXWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£98k—0unclear—no doubt
SALTISFORD CHURCH FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt

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