Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Analysis

Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees reported income of £138k and spending of £126k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £91k to £138k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% 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 Mahadevi Yoga Centre (£138k), Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service (£138k) and Peacemaker International Project (£138k).