Refugee Women Connect

Analysis

Refugee Women Connect is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Refugee Women Connect reported income of £512k and spending of £395k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £608k to £512k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Refugee Women Connect sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim Association of Nigeria UK (£512k), Langworthy Cornerstone Association Ltd (£513k) and Re-Instate Limited (£512k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 7.3%, trading 2.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £214k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.