Merseyside Refugee Support Network
Analysis
Merseyside Refugee Support Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Merseyside Refugee Support Network reported income of £96k and spending of £88k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £64k to £96k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. 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, Merseyside Refugee Support Network sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brighton Trust (£96k), Food for the Hungry UK (£96k) and Social Workers Benevolent Trust (£96k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bringing together all refugee & asylum support agencies across Merseyside to network, share information, raise issues, campaign, and provide signposting. We also provide welfare/housing advocacy case work, we offer health and well being support and employment and training advice for individual refugees and asylum seekers to help with integration and settlement for life in UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Brighton Trust | Rottingdean | £96k |
| Food for the Hungry UK | Norfolk | £96k |
| Social Workers Benevolent Trust | Birmingham | £96k |
| Your People My People | Swaffham | £96k |