Refugee Education UK

Analysis

Refugee Education UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06879651). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Refugee Education UK reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.7m to £1.6m (-4.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refugee Education UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include God's House in Ewelme (£1.6m), Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (UK) (£1.6m) and CFR (UK) (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 9.0% and charitable activities 4.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.