Suffolk Refugee Support

Analysis

Suffolk Refugee Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03894990). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Suffolk Refugee Support reported income of £769k and spending of £806k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £455k to £769k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Suffolk Refugee Support sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitefield Charity SK Corporation (£769k), Mentoring Plus Bath and North East Somerset (£770k) and Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Longsight (£768k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £322k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.