United Kingdom for UNHCR

Analysis

United Kingdom for UNHCR is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, United Kingdom for UNHCR reported income of £24.8m and spending of £24.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17.7m to £24.8m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Kingdom for UNHCR sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University College London Hospitals Charity (£24.7m), Phyllis Tuckwell Memorial Hospice Ltd (£24.9m) and Samaritans (£24.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £304k. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15.3m. Reserves of £10.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.