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River Church Ipswich

River Church Ipswich is a registered charity (number 1194553) based in Ipswich, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Rev Amy Key since 2021. Latest income £384k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as River Church (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £384k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Suffolk
Website
riverchurchipswich.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£384k£366k
  • 2024£383k£453k
  • 2023£329k£315k
Earlier years
  • 2022£232k£184k
  • 2021£144k£77k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE SETTING UP AND RUNNING OF NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND ESTABLISHED TEACHING OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE TOWN OF IPSWICH AND THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.

Grants received

6 grants · £251,392 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £91,6232025-11-13
  • The Jerusalem Trust £70,0002025-06-23
  • Garfield Weston Foundation £15,0002025-05-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9442025-04-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8252023-07-07
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.

8 trustees on the board

2.5y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 8Disability 2General Charitable Purposes 2

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£383k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1194553
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 May 2021
Contact on the register
01473219795 · hello@riverchurchipswich.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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