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BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES

Registered charity 1171442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bath Welcomes Refugees has one simple aim: to bring to safety and security in the UK those people persecuted and in danger in their own countries and homelands, and in particular to help them settle in Bath or the surrounding area. Our activities include: locating and preparing housing, fundraising, befriending/resettlement support, English language teaching, providing social activities and more.

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Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves amounted to £130,500, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity generated a surplus of £13,711 for the year, with total income rising to £124,631 and expenditure at £111,441.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% of income)
“Donations and legacies 65,282” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £25,000 (held: £131k)
“unrestricted free reserves of £25,000 should be retained” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£109k£126k
30/06/2025£125k£111k
30/06/2024£118k£104k
30/06/2023£112k£75k
30/06/2022£124k£53k

Common questions

Is BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves amounted to £130,500, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity generated a surplus of £13,711 for the year, with total income rising to £124,631 and expenditure at £111,441. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BATH WELCOMES REFUGEES as a grant recipient include THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SWITHUN'S BATHFORD IN THE DIOCESE OF BATH & WELLS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEYNSHAM.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SWITHUN'S BATHFORD IN THE DIOCESE OF BATH & WELLSFY2025£390UK
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEYNSHAMFY2021£225
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEYNSHAMFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding