Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

RIVERSIDE ESTUARY LIMITED 

The Charity's objects are (a) to provide housing, accommodation and assistance to help house people and associated facilities and amenities for poor people or for the relief of aged, disabled (whether physically or mentally) or chronically sick people; (b) any other object that can be carried out by a company registered as a provider of social housing with the Regulator.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23*£4,940£4,961£-21£0£3,226£0n/a00
31/03/22£4,932£4,611£321£0£3,247£0n/a00
31/03/21£5,250£4,939£311£0£2,926£0n/a00
31/03/20*£5,187£4,869£318£0£2,615£0n/a00
31/03/19£5,144£4,643£501£3,218£2,297£0n/a00
31/03/18£7,492£7,158£334£3,114£1,796£0n/a00
31/03/17£26,691£25,965£726£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£36,754£36,042£712£1,081£738£0n/a00
31/03/15£6,490£6,464£26£0£26£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 132.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 57.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 95%
Liabilities/Income: 1190%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 141 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years
(23 years as a company)

www.riverside.org.uk

sara.shanab@riverside.org.uk

01512956034

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Hull City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-63
  • PAULINE FORD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Independent Management Consultant
  • INGRID FIFE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2013, number: 1152095
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/2000, number: 04025897
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 85 days late, AR20: 351 days late, AR16: 710 days late,
Main office

THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LTD
2 ESTUARY BOULEVARD
SPEKE
LIVERPOOL
L24 8RF

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:1) TO PROVIDE HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR POOR PEOPLE OR FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED, DISABLED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PEOPLE;2) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY A COMPANY REGISTERED AS A PROVIDER OF SOCIAL HOUSING WITH THE REGULATOR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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