Room to Heal
Analysis
Room to Heal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06744055). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Room to Heal reported income of £442k and spending of £437k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £312k to £442k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Room to Heal sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust (£441k), Glenmate Limited (£442k) and International Islamic Link (£441k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Room to Heal is a healing community for asylum seekers and refugees who have suffered torture and gross human rights violations. It provides therapeutic support groups,individual counselling/casework, and a range of creative activities, including a Mindfulness for trauma programme, a community gardening/social project, story-telling workshops, ESOL classes and rural community building retreats.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust | Blackwood | £441k |
| Glenmate Limited | London | £442k |
| International Islamic Link | Middlesex | £441k |
| Chapman Charitable Trust | London | £442k |