Refugee Support Group
Registered charity 1098058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as READING REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP, RRSG
The Refugee Support Group is a charity that assists needy refugees and asylum seekers resident in Reading in order to help them overcome the challenges they face. The groups services include: offering advice and information; outreach, organizes recreational events; provision of material and practical support. The group is also involved in advocacy to raise awareness about its work.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of net incoming resources of £191,604, bringing unrestricted reserves to £190,414. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, which the trustees estimate would be significantly higher than the current balance. The budget for the current year is described as balanced but dependent on securing future grant funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £190k)
“RSG will maintain a cash reserve in its total unrestricted funds that are sufficient to fund a minimum of 3 months’ (90 days) of operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Refugee Support Group (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£71k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 7.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrea Cleaver
- Doon Lovett
- Dr Mary Richardson
- Natalie Marsden
- Nick Yeates
- Samantha Lee
- Sarah Vawda
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Refugee Support Group financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of net incoming resources of £191,604, bringing unrestricted reserves to £190,414. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, which the trustees estimate would be significantly higher than the current balance. The budget for the current year is described as balanced but dependent on securing future grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Refugee Support Group?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Refugee Support Group as a grant recipient include THE EARLEY CHARITY, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO.
Known funders
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