MERSEYSIDE REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK
Bringing together all refugee & asylum support agencies across Merseyside to network, share information, raise issues, campaign, and provide signposting. We also provide welfare/housing advocacy case work, we offer health and well being support and employment and training advice for individual refugees and asylum seekers to help with integration and settlement for life in UK.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,384.95 against a stated policy target of a six-month buffer for financial commitments. The charity reports exceptional demand and ongoing pressures from homelessness and an anti-immigration environment, yet notes it has resolutely continued to support clients through crisis and integration casework.
What the accounts disclose
“including a 6-month buffer to meet financial commitments and obligations and/or contracts should the charity have to close.”
Trustees
- CARMEL DERSCH
- Dr HARRIET GRAY
- EWAN ROBERTS
- Jannatul Chowdhury
- MO TAHER
- MRS JAN LUFF
- SHELAH SEMOFF
- Sarah Buaye
- Susan Newall
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £96k | £88k |
| 31/03/2024 | £111k | £76k |
| 31/03/2023 | £89k | £56k |
| 31/03/2022 | £76k | £58k |
| 31/03/2021 | £64k | £52k |
Common questions
Is MERSEYSIDE REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,384.95 against a stated policy target of a six-month buffer for financial commitments. The charity reports exceptional demand and ongoing pressures from homelessness and an anti-immigration environment, yet notes it has resolutely continued to support clients through crisis and integration casework. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2024 | £20k | Refugee Crisis Support |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 14/10/2020 | £17k | COVID-19 - Merseyside Refugee Support Network |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/11/2012 | £10k | Volunteer Interpreting Programme - Phase 1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/10/2009 | £10k | Development of Classroom Facilities |