River Church Southampton

Analysis

River Church Southampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, River Church Southampton reported income of £78k and spending of £78k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £78k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, River Church Southampton sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aldermaston Charity (£78k), Leeds Development Education Centre Limited (£78k) and Southend Malayalee Association (£78k).