## **RIVERS INTERNATIONAL**
**ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION No. 1187466**
Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
## **RIVERS INTERNATIONAL**
## **CONTENTS**
Page 3 Legal and Administrative Information. Page 4 Trustees' Report. Pages 5 Independent Examiner's Report on the accounts. Page 6 Statement of Receipts and Payments. Page 7 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Page 8 Notes to the Accounts.
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## **RIVERS INTERNATIONAL**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
## **CHARITY NUMBER**
1187466
## **START OF FINANCIAL YEAR**
1st January 2023
## **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR**
31st December 2023
**TRUSTEES SERVING DURING AND AFTER THE YEAR**
Isabelle Dawn Clark - Chair Maxwell Bateman Kevin Clark Dr James McGill Rousseau
## **Date of Registration**
**OBJECTS**
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Jan 2020
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISIONS OF GRANTS, ITEMS OR SERVICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
## **REGISTERED ADDRESS**
Rivers International 29 Princes Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5EE
**Contact Details**
**Telephone** 02031055524 **Email** riversinternationalcharity@gmail.com
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
K Gomes Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
Report to the trustees/members of RIVERS INTERNANTIONAL on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023 set out on pages 6 to 8.
## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER**
The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT**
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the organisation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and
- accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
K Gomes FCIE MAAT Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
Signed:
Date:
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## **RIVERS INTERNATIONAL**
## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023**
|Notes
**RECEIPTS :**
Voluntary Receipts
2a
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS :**
Costs of Charitable Activities
3a
Governance Costs
3b
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
Balances Brought Forward
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2023**
**2022**
£
£
**£**
**£**
45,480
0
45,480
38,641|
|---|---|
||**45,480**
**0**
**45,480**
**38,641**|
||50,683
0
50,683
40,226
600
0
600
540|
||**51,283**
**0**
**51,283**
**40,766**|
||**-5,803**
**0**
**-5,803**
**-2,125**
33,070
0
33,070
35,195|
||**27,267**
**0**
**27,267**
**33,070**|
The notes on pages 8 form part of these accounts.
All operations are continuing operations.
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## **RIVERS INTERNATIONAL**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023**
## **1. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING**
The accounts have been prepared under the “Receipts and Payments” basis as prescribed by the Charity Commissioners, and they meet the appropriate legal requirements.
|**2. RECEIPTS**
**a) Voluntary Receipts**
Donations
Gift aid
**3. PAYMENTS**
Notes
**a) Costs of Charitable Activities**
Outreach South Africa
Love in Action India
Love in Action UK
Jewish Mission
Building and Utilities
Equipment
Insurance
Training
Professional fees and Subscriptions
Postage & Stationery
Building Maintenance
Bank Charges
Sundries
**b) Governance Costs**
Independent Examination|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2023**
**2022**
£
£
**£**
**£**
44,781
0
44,781
37,847
663
0
663
794|
|---|---|
||**45,480**
**0**
**45,480**
**38,641**|
||Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2023**
**2022**
£
£
**£**
**£**
3,266
0
3,266
1,602
4,000
0
4,000
4,800
8,975
0
8,975
4,355
550
0
550
330
23,943
0
23,943
20,774
4,010
0
4,010
3,880
1,877
0
1,877
1,712
210
0
210
258
458
0
458
926
281
0
281
236
2,211
0
2,211
970
401
0
401
382
394
0
394
0|
||**50,683**
**0**
**50,683**
**40,226**|
||600
0
600
540|
||**600**
**0**
**600**
**540**|
## **4. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
There were no restricted funds in this financial year
## **5. PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES**
No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period, other than reimbursement for small items paid for on behalf of the Charity. No other material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.
## **6. PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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