Friends of Refilwe

Analysis

Friends of Refilwe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Neston. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Refilwe reported income of £12k and spending of £10k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £28k to £12k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Refilwe sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The William Henry Hofmeyer Fund (£12k), The Cornwall Retired Clergy, Widows of the Clergy and Their Dependants Fund (£12k) and Paul and Nancy Speak's Charity (£12k).