REFUGEASE

Registered charity 1175022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a small and mighty UK-based NGO that lives to help our war-torn brothers and sisters around the globe. At your service: emergency humanitarian aid, crisis awareness, and education for refugees.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£300k

Latest spending

£323k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £26,137 for the year, resulting in a negative unrestricted reserves position of £54,465 at year-end. The Trustees acknowledge the charity is insolvent at the balance sheet date but remain confident that the recovery plan will restore a solvent position. The charity is dependent on continuing voluntary donations and trading revenues to maintain its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 75.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Total fundraising costs 204,657”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-54k; policy: a suitable level in order to meet its ongoing liabilities)

“The balance sheet shows a negative reserves position as at the year-end and at the date of signing this report.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees identify that the charity is insolvent at the balance sheet date and the date of signing but are confident that the recovery plan in place will be sufficient to bring the charity back into a solvent position.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Refugease (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£749k

Total spending

£680k

Cost of raising funds

£369k

Reserves (reported)

£77k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% 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: 49.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Gregory James Holderchair
Jonathan Edward Traquair
Lorna Furminger

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

Operates in: Greece · Jordan · Nigeria · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout England · Turkey · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£300k	£323k
31/12/2023	£428k	£537k
31/12/2022	£749k	£680k
31/12/2021	£250k	£247k
31/12/2020	£60k	£52k

Common questions

Is REFUGEASE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £26,137 for the year, resulting in a negative unrestricted reserves position of £54,465 at year-end. The Trustees acknowledge the charity is insolvent at the balance sheet date but remain confident that the recovery plan will restore a solvent position. The charity is dependent on continuing voluntary donations and trading revenues to maintain its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	4	£165k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	3	£72k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	2	£426k
THE BROMLEY TRUST	2	£125k
Charity of Thomas Dawson	2	£64k
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	2	£8k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	2	£6k

Charities like this

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

REFUGEE SUPPORT EUROPE income £383k
ASYLUM WELCOME income £1.6m
REFUGEES AT HOME income £1.2m
ART REFUGE income £106k
Refugee Support Group income £973k
REFUGEE RESOURCE income £631k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REFUGEASE	£300k	—	0	below	75.5%	noted
REFUGEE SUPPORT EUROPE FY2025	£383k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ASYLUM WELCOME FY2025	£1.6m	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
REFUGEES AT HOME FY2024	£1.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ART REFUGE FY2024	£106k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Refugee Support Group FY2025	£973k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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