Refugee Aid Trust

Analysis

Refugee Aid Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Refugee Aid Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £36k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £36k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refugee Aid Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gedney Hill Estate Charity (£36k), Medical Research Council Staff Benevolent Fund Association (£36k) and The Beacon Trust (£36k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.