Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

RIVER CHURCH

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 12 years

www.riverchurch.org.uk

admin@riverchurch.org.uk

07508812447

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£438	£358	£80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/12/21	£441	£481	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	180
31/12/20	£440	£430	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	180
31/12/19	£531	£549	£-19	£0	£360	£182	4	15	178
31/12/18	£582	£533	£50	£0	£379	£196	4.4	13	350
31/12/17	£628	£567	£61	£0	£330	£296	6.3	13	0
31/12/16	£612	£597	£15	£199	£269	£252	5.1	13	0
31/12/15	£577	£570	£7	£156	£254	£200	4.2	8	0
31/12/14	£655	£572	£84	£211	£247	£184	3.9	11	0
31/12/13	£503	£533	£-31	£168	£164	£106	2.4	8	0
31/12/12	£537	£343	£194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, China, Hong Kong, Mozambique, Nepal, Slough, Surrey, Thailand, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core costs for a charity running a community centre in Englefield Green.
£5,000	02/02/2023	Core costs for a charity running a community centre in Englefield Green.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Youth and Children's Provision
£8,898	30/09/2021	The project will enable the organisation to continue and extend its youth work at The Forest Estate Community Hub. The project helps young people address issues such as lack of self-confidence and ....more The project will enable the organisation to continue and extend its youth work at The Forest Estate Community Hub. The project helps young people address issues such as lack of self-confidence and anger management as well as offer activity and fitness sessions to keep them engage.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Forest Estate Community Hub - Managers Salary
£10,000	06/04/2021 8	Towards salary of the Forest Estate Hub manager.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Youth work sessions
£5,806	15/07/2019 10	Youth work sessions in Englefield Green
Community Foundation for Surrey - 1 year - Salary for part time manager (22.5 hrs per week) - Forest Estate Community Hub
£16,512	19/03/2018 12	Salary for part-time Manger (22.5 hours per week) – Forest Estate Community Hub
Community Foundation for Surrey - Manager's Salary - Forest Estate Community Hub
£4,500	01/02/2017 11	Support towards the salary of the Manager of a Community Hub in Englefield Green.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ALISTAIR JOHN HANDFORD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

CAROLINE GRACE READ Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

GRAHAM LESLIE BURGESS Appointed: 2023

MARY KATHLEEN PORTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

MICHAEL JOHN HOLT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

RUTH ABIGAIL PARRY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2012, number: 1146525

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

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Bank House
81 St. Judes Road,Englefield Green
EGHAM
Surrey
TW20 0DF

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE THAMES VALLEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND WHO MAY BE AGED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C)TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN OR SECULAR EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF THE THAMES VALLEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(D)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, SLOUGH, SURREY, WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD, CHINA, GERMANY, NEPAL, THAILAND, TURKEY, UGANDA

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