Lewes Refugee Support Group

Analysis

Lewes Refugee Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty 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 makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lewes Refugee Support Group reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,403 to £19k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewes Refugee Support Group sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seeds of Hope (£19k), H.o.p.e Ministries Limited (£19k) and Hikmah Cultural Centre (Manchester) (£19k).