Darlington Assistance for Refugees

Analysis

Darlington Assistance for Refugees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Darlington Assistance for Refugees reported income of £144k and spending of £73k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £144k (+853%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Darlington Assistance for Refugees 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 Redeemed Christian Church of God Redemption Light Parish (£144k), Chofetz Chaim Trust Foundation (£144k) and Youth for Christ Gloucestershire (£143k).