Riverside Church (Taunton)

Analysis

Riverside Church (Taunton) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Riverside Church (Taunton) reported income of £80k and spending of £69k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £77k to £80k (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Riverside Church (Taunton) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Martin-In-The-Fields Relief in Need Charity (£80k), Making Communities Work & Grow (MCWG) (£80k) and Lancing and Sompting Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£80k).