Uganda River of Life Ministries

Analysis

Uganda River of Life Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Uganda River of Life Ministries reported income of £48k and spending of £54k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £168k to £48k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 66%. 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, Uganda River of Life Ministries sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Christian Centre (£48k), Friends of Kenya's Children (£48k) and Christ Reformed International Ministries (£48k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.