Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees

Analysis

Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees reported income of £53k and spending of £59k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2025, income grew from £21k to £53k (+148%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Harvest Outreach and Christ Harvest Centre (Edmonton) Trust (£53k), Romodham Trust (£53k) and Lincoln Municipal Relief in Need Charity (£53k).