Asylum and Refugee Community, Blackburn

Analysis

Asylum and Refugee Community, Blackburn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Asylum and Refugee Community, Blackburn reported income of £243k and spending of £197k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £154k to £243k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Asylum and Refugee Community, Blackburn sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naeem Foundation (£243k), Cefnogi (£243k) and Haven Care Cardiff (£243k).