Refugee and Migrant Development Association (Ramda)

Analysis

Refugee and Migrant Development Association (Ramda) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Refugee and Migrant Development Association (Ramda) reported income of £27k and spending of £25k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33k to £27k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refugee and Migrant Development Association (Ramda) sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ridge Foundation (£27k), Broadfield Christian Fellowship (£28k) and Christians Together Calderdale (£27k).