Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group
Analysis
Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters) (£13k), Barton Bees Women's Institute (£13k) and Inchigeelagh O'gorman Academy of Irish Dance (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We work to relieve the suffering of those people forced to flee their homes and become refugees in the UK and abroad.1. Providing goods and services.2. Donating to organisations working in the field.3. Fundraising for the above.4. Raising awareness of the conditions of refugees, talks, regular market stall.5. Newsletter, updating activities.6. Lobbying & petitioning MPs, Kent CC Swale
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters) | Exeter | £13k |
| Barton Bees Women's Institute | Hampshire | £13k |
| Inchigeelagh O'gorman Academy of Irish Dance | Chester Le Street | £13k |
| The Kapporet Trust | Newark | £13k |