Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited

Analysis

Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02226878). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited reported income of £856k and spending of £817k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £690k to £856k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust (£856k), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity (£856k) and Dads Unlimited (£856k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 5.0%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £262k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.