The Refai Foundation (UK)

Analysis

The Refai Foundation (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Refai Foundation (UK) reported income of £94k and spending of £85k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £22k to £94k (+323%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Refai Foundation (UK) sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moorland Star (£94k), Kip (£94k) and Brainwave Independence Group (£94k).