Southwark Refugee Communities Forum

Analysis

Southwark Refugee Communities Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04971853). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southwark Refugee Communities Forum reported income of £248k and spending of £174k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £248k (+607%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southwark Refugee Communities Forum sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Recover Team Limited (£248k), Broxbourne Big Local (£250k) and 123rd Manchester Scouts (£248k).