THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE

Registered charity 1090123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COVENTRY REFUGEE CENTRE, CRC, THE COVENTRY REFUGEE CENTRE

CRMC provides impartial and confidential advice to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in Coventry and the surrounding areas. We relieve hardship and distress amongst these communities in and around Coventry, alongside providing holistic services to our clients. We also raise awareness of refugee, asylum, and migrant issues in the wider community and at a local government level.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,151,817, which the trustees report represents four months of operating costs, providing stability. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £63,585 for the year, driven largely by restricted fund deficits.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Refugee Housing Project (30% of income)
“Refugee Housing Project 736,337” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CRMC Trading Limited
“The consolidated financial statements incorporate those of The Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre and its subsidiary, CRMC Trading Limited.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HB&O Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£452k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.5m£2.5m
31/03/2024£3.0m£3.1m
31/03/2023£3.1m£3.0m
31/03/2022£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.5m£2.5m

Common questions

Is THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,151,817, which the trustees report represents four months of operating costs, providing stability. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £63,585 for the year, driven largely by restricted fund deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HB&O Ltd.

Who funds THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE as a grant recipient include WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kVulnerable Groups

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2024£290kResettlement in safe spaces
A B Charitable Trust23/04/2020£20kA grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2019£20kA grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2018£10kCRMC Spring Action Cleaning Company
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2017£15kA grant to Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2014£6kCoventry's Communities and Young People 2014
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2005£175kVulnerable Persons' Caseworker

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RMC CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE£2.5m—0above—no doubt
RMC CHARITY FY2025£4.4mmore than £60,0003unclear—no doubt
HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE FY2025£562k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
Refugee and Migrant Justice FY2024£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.