Place of Refuge Ministries International

Analysis

Place of Refuge Ministries International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Place of Refuge Ministries International reported income of £32k and spending of £26k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £32k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Place of Refuge Ministries International sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlton Toy Library (£32k), River of Life Community Church (£32k) and Southend Cap Debt Advice Centre (£32k).