Riverside Community Health Project
Analysis
Riverside Community Health Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02869470). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Riverside Community Health Project reported income of £451k and spending of £497k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £987k to £451k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Riverside Community Health Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The A21 Campaign Limited (£451k), The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust (£451k) and Leicestershire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited (£450k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Riverside Community Health Project uses community development approaches to enable individuals and groups to recognise and tackle the underlying causes of ill health. By working alongside the community, the organisation attempts to bring about improvements of lasting benefit to adults and children in the neighbourhoods of Benwell, Elswick, West City, Sctoswood, Fenham and beyond.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The A21 Campaign Limited | London | £451k |
| The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust | London | £451k |
| Leicestershire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited | Leicester | £450k |
| Poa Welfare Fund | London | £451k |