The River Trust

Analysis

The River Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The River Trust reported income of £75k and spending of £97k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £117k to £75k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The River Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Five Grace Church (£75k), Arise Metropolitan Assembly (£75k) and Bethesda Shalom (£75k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.