Registered charity · Kent
River Church (Orpington)
River Church (Orpington) is a registered charity (number 1121675) based in Kent, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Patrick Ralph Jonas Wakeford since 2021. Latest income £173k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £173k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 1 more
- Where
- Bromley, Kent, India, Zimbabwe
- Website
- www.river-church.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£173k£128k
- 2023£121k£108k
- 2022£93k£106k
Earlier years
- 2021£75k£69k
- 2020£80k£62k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
3. NAME & OBJECTS3.1 THE NAME OF THE CHURCH IS RAMSDEN FAMILY CHURCH (OR ANY OTHER NAME CHOSEN BY RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES)3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AS SET OUT ABOVE) IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.3 FOR EDUCATION, CARE FOR THE SICK AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.4 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Patrick Ralph Jonas Wakeford Chair since 2021
- Joel Habacuc Perez Olea since 2020
- Peter Alexander Cross since 2010
- Samantha Emma Howard since 2021
- Terence Andrew Urbanczyk since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Joel Habacuc Perez Olea since 2020
- Peter Alexander Cross since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Patrick Ralph Jonas Wakeford Chair since 2021
- Joel Habacuc Perez Olea since 2020
- Peter Alexander Cross since 2010
- Samantha Emma Howard since 2021
- Terence Andrew Urbanczyk since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1121675
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 16 SEPTEMBER 2007.AS AMENDED ON 26 JUN 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07846058911 · patrick.wakeford@river-church.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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