River of Life Community Church (Haverhill)

Analysis

River of Life Community Church (Haverhill) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haverhill. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, River of Life Community Church (Haverhill) reported income of £117k and spending of £132k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £111k to £117k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, River of Life Community Church (Haverhill) sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury Unitarian Church (£117k), Heaven Gate Centre (£117k) and Overseas Aid for the Kids of Sierra Leone (Oaks) (£117k).

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.