Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution

Analysis

Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04733478). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £895k to £1.4m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burton & District Mind (£1.4m), Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£1.4m) and Hope After Harm (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £316k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.