WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL
Registered charity 1102449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We promote the interests of asylum seekers and refugees, and support initiative to ensure they are welcomed in Wales and are given protection and support. We provide advice and support for refugees, focusing on preventing homelessness.We provide paralegal advice and support for women seeking asylum.We run play development sessions for the children of refugees and asylum seekers.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £91,901 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £871,462. The trustees consider the charity has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets a level sufficient to meet three months of expenditure, which the trustees note is near to target.
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: £463k)
“The Trustees have set the charity a provisional medium-term goal of increasing its free reserves to a level, which is sufficient to meet three month's expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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).
- Dr Mohammad Alhadj Alichair
- Darren Carew
- Dr Michael Scott Evans
- Eanas Naas
- Harry Iles
- Jamie Braddock
- Jennifer Morgan
- Natalie Richards
- Stephen Burton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Zoe Hilton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £91,901 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £871,462. The trustees consider the charity has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets a level sufficient to meet three months of expenditure, which the trustees note is near to target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.
Who funds WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, CARDIFF EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT TRUST.
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