Rivers of Life Church

Analysis

Rivers of Life Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rivers of Life Church reported income of £81k and spending of £79k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £81k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rivers of Life Church 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 Elmley Lovett Church, School and Community Trust (£81k), Horringer Court Community Church (£81k) and Tabernacle of Praise, Upc London - Eu (£81k).