River Network

Analysis

River Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Matlock. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, River Network reported income of £234k and spending of £189k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £358k to £234k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Network sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Michaels Cornerstone Trust (£234k), The Marcellus Baz Foundation (£235k) and Shackles Off Youth & Community Project (£234k).