Rivers Foundation
Analysis
Rivers Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Rivers Foundation reported income of £338k and spending of £79k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £338k (+846%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 383%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rivers Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marlow Opportunity Playgroup (£337k), Burmantofts Senior Action CIO (£338k) and Maybridge Community Church (£337k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust supports educational projects in the UK & abroad whether it is in terms of actual buildings, educational materials or paying for children's education. The trust seeks welfare projects to support via small charities with well targeted schemes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Marlow Opportunity Playgroup | High Wycombe | £337k |
| Burmantofts Senior Action CIO | Leeds | £338k |
| Maybridge Community Church | Worthing | £337k |
| Chhipa Welfare Association UK | Manchester | £338k |