SOUTHWARK REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FORUM

Registered charity 1132229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOPUTHWARK REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FORUM

AWARNESS of the role of RCOs and the skills they offerCOLLABORATION between RCOs, statutory and voluntary sectorsINTEGRATION of RCOs into mainstream structures and the promotion of real refugee participation RESOURCES and opportunities for the effective development of RCOs capacity

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Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £250,028, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering six months of expenditure (£87,096). However, the trustees explicitly consider the overall financial position to be unsatisfactory and note that building up free reserves to the desired level is expected to remain difficult in the short term due to current funding levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
The organisation has no fixed assets — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 6 months expenditure (held: £250k)
The organisation is aiming at free reserves to cover at least 6 months expenditure, which amounts to around £87,096 this year.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the company's operations for the medium term; however, the trustees consider the financial position of the company to be unsatisfactory. — page 5
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 — Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£248k£174k
31/03/2024£201k£105k
31/03/2023£126k£68k
31/03/2022£49k£37k
31/03/2021£35k£31k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWARK REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £250,028, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering six months of expenditure (£87,096). However, the trustees explicitly consider the overall financial position to be unsatisfactory and note that building up free reserves to the desired level is expected to remain difficult in the short term due to current funding levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTHWARK REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHWARK REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FORUM as a grant recipient include UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2023£40kUnrestricted core grant to support SCRF activities in Southwark
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£5kUnrestricted core grant to support SCRF activities in Southwark
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£5kEmergency funding for recently evicted asylum seekers/refugees from the IACs

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£2kGrant to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£3kGrant to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£15kGrant to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£10kCost-of-living Hub
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£15kGrant to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£25kGrant to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2009£10kHotdesking Project