The River Church Chelmsford CIO

Analysis

The River Church Chelmsford CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The River Church Chelmsford CIO reported income of £660k and spending of £609k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £473k to £660k (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The River Church Chelmsford CIO sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sawyers Church (£659k), E M Shasha Foundation Limited (£660k) and Open Door (North East) (£659k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £31k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.