HILLINGDON REFUGEE SUPPORT ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1125656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILLINGDON REFUGEE SUPPORT

To advance education and relieve financial hardship amongst asylum seekers and refugees primarily young people aged 16 - 21 residing in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in particular by the provision of, food, clothing, basic living equipment, advice and support services,facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving their conditions

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, PRIMARILY YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-21 RESIDING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF;A) FOOD, CLOTHING, BASIC LIVING EQUIPMENT, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; ANDB) FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS WHERE THEY HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON,

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £65,752, an increase from £43,164 the previous year, driven by a net income of £22,588. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern, with free unrestricted reserves of £7,414 held in a risk-free account. The charity employs three staff members and relies on grant funding from various sources to deliver its services.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Maintain level to ensure core activity continues during unforeseen difficulties; proportion in readily realisable form; meet liabilities for two months if funding withdrawn; provide for legal costs. (held: £7k)
“The Trustees have adopted a policy regarding reserves, which should ensure that the free, unrestricted reserves will: a) Be maintained at a level that ensures HRSO's core activity can continue during unforeseen difficulties. b) A proportion of unrestricted reserves be maintained in a readily realisable form. c) Meet current liabilities in respect of rent and other leasing agreements for two months in the event of withdrawal of significant funding. d) Provide for legal costs in the event of the organisation being subject to legal action, in particular arising from employment matters.” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment of trustee's son
“Jotham Ndale, the son of Rev Harrison Daniel Otieno (Ndale) (Trustee), was employed by the charity as an ESOL Tutor/Youth Worker. The total gross salary and employee benefits received by Jotham Ndale during the year amounted to £27,973 (2025: £ 8,717). At the financial year-end date, there were no outstanding amounts due to or from Jotham Ndale.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£151k£129k
31/03/2025£86k£131k
31/03/2024£94k£115k
31/03/2023£95k£113k
31/03/2022£164k£104k

Common questions

Is HILLINGDON REFUGEE SUPPORT ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £65,752, an increase from £43,164 the previous year, driven by a net income of £22,588. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern, with free unrestricted reserves of £7,414 held in a risk-free account. The charity employs three staff members and relies on grant funding from various sources to deliver its services. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kSupport to young unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees.
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£122kSupport for unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees aged 16-21.
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Barrow Cadbury Trust21/09/2020£15kCOVID-19 - Hillingdon Refugee Support Organisation
City Bridge Foundation19/05/2020£66kGrant to Hillingdon Refugee Support Organisation (HRSO)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2015£400kBHUMP UP x2 (Befriending Hillingdon Unaccompanied Minors Project- Unit
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2011£257kBHUMP UP (Befriending Hillingdon Unaccompanied Minors Project- Uniting Peop
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2007£219kBHUMP INTO OPPORTUNITY (Befriending Hillingdon Unaccompanied Minors Project