Race Equality First Limited

Analysis

Race Equality First Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07663315). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Race Equality First Limited reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £445k to £1.0m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Race Equality First Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stand Against Racism & Inequality (£994k), The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (£1.0m) and Rainbow Migration (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.4% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £133k. Reserves of £180k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.