Refugees at Home

Analysis

Refugees at Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09911764). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Refugees at Home reported income of £924k and spending of £1.2m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £323k to £924k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 313%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Refugees at Home sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Faith & Belief Forum (£921k), Kent Refugee Action Network (£929k) and Keeping Children Safe (£915k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £543k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.