The North of England Refugee Service Limited

Analysis

The North of England Refugee Service Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03643622). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The North of England Refugee Service Limited reported income of £529k and spending of £616k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £600k to £529k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The North of England Refugee Service Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alexander Shtiebel (£529k), Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants (£529k) and Christ Church Newcastle (£528k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £88k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.