Riverside United Church

Analysis

Riverside United Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Looe. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Riverside United Church reported income of £18k and spending of £21k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £18k to £18k (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Riverside United Church sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Foreign Anglican Church and Educational Association Limited (£18k), Reachout Trust (£18k) and Community of Christ (Nuneaton) (£18k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.