The Regional Refugee Forum North East

Analysis

The Regional Refugee Forum North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Regional Refugee Forum North East reported income of £19k and spending of £35k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £170k to £19k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Regional Refugee Forum North East sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jennie's Children's Trust (£19k), Ynyshir and Wattstown Youth and Boys' Club Formerly Known As Ynyshir Boys' Club (£19k) and Age Concern Chalgrove Area (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.