Beauty for Ashes Refuges
Analysis
Beauty for Ashes Refuges is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leigh. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 February 2025, Beauty for Ashes Refuges reported income of £217k and spending of £183k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to February 2025, income grew from £29k to £217k (+658%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Beauty for Ashes Refuges 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knowledge Empowers You Charitable Trust (£217k), Dial - GT Yarmouth (£217k) and Sussex East Area Quaker Meeting (£216k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity aims to prevent destitution and relieve poverty and distress/suffering experienced by women and their children, particularly migrant women who have suffered domestic abuse, through the provision of support, education, advice, advocacy and accommodation and by such other means as the trustees think fit with improving the conditions of their life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Empowers You Charitable Trust | London | £217k |
| Dial - GT Yarmouth | Norfolk | £217k |
| Sussex East Area Quaker Meeting | East Sussex | £216k |
| Croxteth Gems Community Association | Liverpool | £217k |