South London Refugee Association

Analysis

South London Refugee Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05001950). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South London Refugee Association reported income of £934k and spending of £921k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £669k to £934k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South London Refugee Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young K&C (£933k), The Boaz Trust (£934k) and Hope Church, Ipswich (£932k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £258k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.