Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    RIVIERA LIFE CHURCH 

    Riviera Life Church, Torquay, 2 Sunday Services at 9.15am and 11.15am with Glow Kids taking place during service 2, Parent & Toddler Groups, Monday & Friday, Loaded Youth Group, Friday. Various Life Groups throughout the week. 18 to 30's events, 50 plus events Community Action projects and social activities.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£161£193£-32n/an/an/an/an/a75
    31/12/21£182£151£31n/an/an/an/an/a75
    31/12/20£168£158£11n/an/an/an/an/a50
    31/12/19£133£178£-44n/an/an/an/an/a120
    31/12/18£167£185£-18£0£0£0n/a075
    31/12/17£160£189£-29£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£145£166£-21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£164£156£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£134£169£-35£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£319£142£177£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£141£41£100£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£144£68£76£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£211£110£102£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£190£84£107£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£220£92£128£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£206£212£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£231£194£37£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£189£179£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04*£161£157£4£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 24 years

    www.rivieralife.co.uk

    info@rivieralife.co.uk

    01803291156

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Devon,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 75 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2000, number: 1082222
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR04: 9 days late,
    Main office

    Riviera Life Church
    527 Babbacombe Road
    Torquay
    TQ1 1HG

    Objectives

    (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE TORQUAY

    Data Sources

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