Leeds Refugee Forum

Analysis

Leeds Refugee Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06231434). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leeds Refugee Forum reported income of £193k and spending of £186k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £103k to £193k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Leeds Refugee Forum 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 The Goldcrest Charitable Trust (£193k), Imagine This (£193k) and The Wragby and District Swimming Club (£193k).