Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Analysis

Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08318232). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers reported income of £186k and spending of £202k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £175k to £186k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallow Development Trust Ltd (£186k), The Guy Newton Research Fund (£186k) and The Wickford Community Association (£186k).