Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support, Lancaster (Rais)

Analysis

Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support, Lancaster (Rais) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support, Lancaster (Rais) reported income of £115k and spending of £67k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £115k (+405%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support, Lancaster (Rais) sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warsash Reading Room and Victory Hall (£115k), Elijah's Pot CIO (£115k) and The Build Charity (£115k).