Riverside Christian Mission

Analysis

Riverside Christian Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Riverside Christian Mission reported income of £27k and spending of £27k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £27k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Riverside Christian Mission sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Organic Family Foundation (£27k), Churchover Relief in Need Charity (£27k) and Bournemouth Westminster Charitable Trust (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.