Derby Refugee Forum

Analysis

Derby Refugee Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, 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 May 2025, Derby Refugee Forum reported income of £20k and spending of £24k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £10k to £20k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Derby Refugee Forum sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ghanaian Children's Trust (£20k), The City of London Corporation Combined Relief of Poverty Charity (£20k) and Okans Foundation (£20k).