Rivers of Joy Ministries (Swansea)

Analysis

Rivers of Joy Ministries (Swansea) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rivers of Joy Ministries (Swansea) reported income of £32k and spending of £22k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £32k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rivers of Joy Ministries (Swansea) sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Fountain of Hope and Excellence (£32k), Winning Faith Chapel (£32k) and Mount Olivet Apostolic Church Dudley (£32k).