Refresh Weymouth and Portland

Analysis

Refresh Weymouth and Portland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weymouth. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Refresh Weymouth and Portland reported income of £138k and spending of £87k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £85k to £138k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refresh Weymouth and Portland sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kent Foundation (£138k), Redeemed Christian Church of God - Holy Ghost Zone Blackpool (£138k) and The Simon Community (£138k).