John Risebrow's Charity

Analysis

John Risebrow's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, John Risebrow's Charity reported income of £134k and spending of £193k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £104k to £134k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, John Risebrow's Charity sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Church Cuffley (£134k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Richmond with Hudswell (£135k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God Fountain of Grace Worship Centre (Telford) (£134k).

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.