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Refugee Aid From Taunton

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1180367SomersetDisability
Income£43k2025-03-31
Spending£53ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause52nd pctDisability
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Refugee Aid From Taunton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Refugee Aid From Taunton reported income of £43k and spending of £53k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £43k (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Refugee Aid From Taunton sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresh Fountain Christian Network (£43k), Shilbottle Children and Young People's Project (£43k) and Humanity 4 Orphans (£43k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£30k£45k£60k2021 Income: £17,8262021 Spending: £10,62520212022 Income: £35,0892022 Spending: £10,74520222023 Income: £50,4412023 Spending: £39,22820232024 Income: £46,5682024 Spending: £59,66220242025 Income: £42,9712025 Spending: £53,0052025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We carry out our objects by receiving donations from members of the public and distributing these to refugees, both in the local community and across the world. Any items unsuitable for distribution are sold at a reduced rate to the local community.We aim to be zero waste wherever possible, using all donated items in some form, donating to other charities where no other options are available.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Fresh Fountain Christian NetworkNottingham£43k
Shilbottle Children and Young People's ProjectAlnwick£43k
Humanity 4 OrphansLancashire£43k
Barnsley Riding for the Disabled AssociationSouth Yorkshire£43k