River Ministries (Norfolk)

Analysis

River Ministries (Norfolk) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thetford. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, River Ministries (Norfolk) reported income of £23k and spending of £22k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £23k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, River Ministries (Norfolk) sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Bardfield Charities (£23k), Friends of Ashlea Medical Practice (£23k) and The Saviour Foundation (£23k).