Rapar (Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research)

Analysis

Rapar (Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04387010). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rapar (Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research) reported income of £23k and spending of £96k, spending 416% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £126k to £23k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rapar (Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research) sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Womens Project Limited (£23k), Eaton Socon Institute (£23k) and Thenmaradchi Development Association (£23k).