West Berks Action for Refugees

Analysis

West Berks Action for Refugees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hungerford. It was registered in September 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Berks Action for Refugees reported income of £10k and spending of £18k, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £5 to £10k (+207500%), an average of +575% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 367700%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West Berks Action for Refugees sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clarendon Trust (£10k), Wyldecrest Foundation (£10k) and Self Motivation in Lasting Endorphins S.m.i.l.e. (£10k).