River of Life Church

Analysis

River of Life Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, River of Life Church reported income of £28k and spending of £28k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £28k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, River of Life Church 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 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lions Club of Morpeth (£28k), City of London School War Memorial Fund (£28k) and Impact Family Centre (£28k).