Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East

Analysis

Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06598173). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East reported income of £627k and spending of £521k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £768k to £627k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. 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, Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Friends of Herzog Hospital (£626k), The Royal College of Midwives Trust (£627k) and National Eczema Society (£626k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £105k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £272k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.