Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Analysis

Notre Dame Refugee Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Notre Dame Refugee Centre reported income of £379k and spending of £374k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £431k to £379k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Notre Dame Refugee Centre sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanity Calling (£378k), Vision 21 (Gloucestershire) Ltd (£379k) and Stratford Upon Avon Foodbank (£378k).