Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -13 ?

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21
Total income £269,630 £243,912 £268,014 £267,001 £195,905
Total spending £262,567 £254,117 £253,970 £208,930 £184,708
Surplus/deficit £7,063 -£10,205 £14,044 £58,071 £11,197
Established: 32 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
Where it operates
  • Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 13/03/1992, number: SC019962
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 174 days late, AR19: 248 days late,
Main office

, DG1 1LU

Objectives

To establish the Kingdom of God as laid down in the Bible (Old and New Testament)

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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