Refugee Legal Support

Analysis

Refugee Legal Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Refugee Legal Support reported income of £879k and spending of £682k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £176k to £879k (+398%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Refugee Legal Support sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateways (£878k), Daylight Centre Fellowship (£879k) and Bountiful Giving (£878k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and trading 9.5%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £205k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.