01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 September 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04271537
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,793,682
- Latest expenditure
- £3,179,223
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Wheelhouse, Angel Court, 81 St. Clements Street, OXFORD, OX4 1AW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.riftvalley.net (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The activities of the Rift Valley Institute comprise field-based, action-oriented social research projects, support for indigenous educational institutions, in-country training courses, consultative processes, legal support programmes and an online digital library. They are designed to inform aid interventions, support local research capacity, record indigenous culture and promote human rights.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,793,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,179,223
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,630,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,422,421
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,822,153
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,660,680
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,933,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,905,835
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,663,221
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,594,150
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,793,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,179,223
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £713,035
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,630,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,422,421
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,177,079
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,822,153
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,660,680
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20680
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,448,857
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,933,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,905,835
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 121377
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,534,120
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,663,221
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,594,150
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 98677
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,098,720
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2781257
- Income Investments
- 5435
- Income Other
- 6990
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,716
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,173,507
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3179223
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 231550
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 337925
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3716
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £486,029
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1430
- Assets Own Use
- 1430
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,110,492
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £563,925
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £547,997
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 563925
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £951,033
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 486029
- Funds Restricted
- 61968
- Funds Total
- 547997
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1200
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4623099
- Income Investments
- 6199
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4630498
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,201
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,416,220
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4422421
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 282518
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 674711
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4919
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -34773
- Reserves
- £923,182
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2360
- Assets Own Use
- 2360
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,513,017
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £525,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £989,716
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 525661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £867,102
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 923182
- Funds Restricted
- 66534
- Funds Total
- 989716
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4810255
- Income Investments
- 3429
- Income Other
- 8469
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4822153
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £74,211
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,586,469
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4660680
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 184475
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 638443
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6508
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 34738
- Reserves
- £737,285
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2608
- Assets Own Use
- 2608
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,934,281
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,133,933
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £802,956
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1133933
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,514,240
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 737285
- Funds Restricted
- 65671
- Funds Total
- 802956
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 726
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3926787
- Income Investments
- 5913
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3933426
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £427,671
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,478,164
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3905835
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 182056
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 503459
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5293
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £576,008
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6312
- Assets Own Use
- 6312
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,659,400
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,020,382
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £645,330
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1020382
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,186,546
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 576008
- Funds Restricted
- 69322
- Funds Total
- 645330
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3175
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2628332
- Income Investments
- 1714
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2633221
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £232,509
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,361,641
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2594150
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 35744
- Expenditure Governance
- 45261
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 328379
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £533,805
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1016
- Assets Own Use
- 1016
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,376,771
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £785,901
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £591,886
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 785901
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £818,328
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 533804
- Funds Restricted
- 58082
- Funds Total
- 591886
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ethiopia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Somalia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Sudan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-09-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/09/2011
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN EASTERN AFRICA; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO EASTERN AFRICA AND RELATED SUBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.2. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THAT THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 507799
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RIFT VALLEY INSTITUTE (RVI)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures