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Refugee Roots

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1184098NottinghamDisability
Income£326k2025-06-30
Spending£243ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Refugee Roots is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Refugee Roots reported income of £326k and spending of £243k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £87k to £326k (+273%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Refugee Roots sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arthur Ellis Mental Health Foundation (£326k), Soundcastle Ltd (£326k) and Youth Legal and Resource Centre (£326k).

Income and spending

£0£82k£163k£245k£326k2021 Income: £87,4572021 Spending: £106,97920212022 Income: £136,2642022 Spending: £98,06520222023 Income: £222,2332023 Spending: £202,88520232024 Income: £215,9252024 Spending: £221,60620242025 Income: £326,0362025 Spending: £242,7132025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

A range of empowerment initiatives include befriending, accompanying asylum seekers to appointments, information, advice and guidance, as well as supportive groups and activities, such as free English conversation classes.

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The Arthur Ellis Mental Health FoundationMilton Keynes£326k
Soundcastle LtdHastings£326k
Youth Legal and Resource CentreLondon£326k
West Marsh Development Trust Association LtdGrimsby£327k