The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden

Analysis

The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden reported income of £323k and spending of £292k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18k to £323k (+1650%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 854%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings Rother and Wealden sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% 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 Redbridge Respite Care Association (£323k), Community Techaid (£323k) and The Earthsong Foundation (£323k).