Rhythms of Life International

Analysis

Rhythms of Life International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Rhythms of Life International reported income of £28k and spending of £44k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £64k to £28k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rhythms of Life International sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Split Infinitive Trust (£28k), Al-Falah Centre (£28k) and The Poors Estate and Apprenticing Charity (£28k).

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.