Refugee and Migrant Justice

Registered charity 1155207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAMFEL, REFUGEE AND MIGRANT FORUM OF ESSEX AND LONDON, REFUGEE AND MIGRANT FORUM OF ESSEX AND LONDON (RAMFEL)

Legal advice, representation, integration support services for asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants & refugees. We also provide capacity building support for charitable organisations, the public and voluntary sector, as well as undertaking campaigns on issues related to inequality, discrimination and prejudice

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £293,988, which the trustees assessed as representing around two months of operating costs. While this is below the charity's stated policy target of three months of outgoings, the trustees report that the charity's overall financial health is good and continues to improve.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of outgoings (held: £294k)
“we target a level of unrestricted reserves equivalent to 3 months of outgoings”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£294k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.7m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2021£885k£752k
31/12/2020£431k£419k

Common questions

Is Refugee and Migrant Justice financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £293,988, which the trustees assessed as representing around two months of operating costs. While this is below the charity's stated policy target of three months of outgoings, the trustees report that the charity's overall financial health is good and continues to improve. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds Refugee and Migrant Justice?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Refugee and Migrant Justice as a grant recipient include DISRUPT FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON, ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DISRUPT FOUNDATIONFY2023£142k
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£100kEnding migrant destitution
DISRUPT FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kMigrant Rights and Racial Justice
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kSupport for Ukrainian Refugees
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£6kPoverty
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kCore funding
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kUK Round July 2024
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kStaff selections

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2025£930kRefugee and Migrant Community Hub and Advice
City Bridge Foundation21/01/2025£405kGrant to Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London
UK government01/04/2024£18kTransition to eVisa Fund
A B Charitable Trust30/06/2022£20kA grant to Refugee and Migrant Form of Essex and London (RAMFEL)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2021£79kRAMFEL Afghan Refugee Crisis Response
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2021£471kNew Beginnings
Barrow Cadbury Trust14/10/2020£29kCOVID-19 - Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex & London
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£70kRAMFEL COVID Response
Greater London Authority10/12/2019£5kGrant to 'Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex & London'
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2018£10kNew Beginnings
A B Charitable Trust31/10/2017£10kA grant to Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL)
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2015£10kFoodbank, Healthbank to Timebank
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/05/2014£10k"RAMFEL @ 21"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Refugee and Migrant Justice£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT FY2025£879k——above—no doubt
MIGRANTS ORGANISE LTD FY2026£1.2m——below—no doubt
Refugee Support Group FY2025£973k—0unclear—no doubt
MIGRATEFUL FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK FY2025£1.3m——within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.