River of Life Community Church

Analysis

River of Life Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, River of Life Community Church reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £17k to £32k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 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 Place of Refuge Ministries International (£32k), Mrs Alice Lilian Nash Will Trust (£32k) and Charlton Toy Library (£32k).