Riverlife Church Sunderland

Analysis

Riverlife Church Sunderland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Riverlife Church Sunderland reported income of £40k and spending of £49k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £63k to £40k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Riverlife Church Sunderland sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dagenham Christians Together (£40k), Triangle Living Water Limited (£40k) and Hackney Congolese Women Support Group (£40k).

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