REFUGEE ACTION KINGSTON
Registered charity 1176768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provide support to refugees and asylum seekers
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £145,518 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover estimated wind-down costs of approximately £85,000–£90,000 for the coming 12 months. The charity reported a net flow of resources of £196 for the year, with total incoming resources of £632,894 and total expenditure of £632,421. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and that no matters requiring attention were identified during the examination.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: c. £85,000 – £90,000 (held: £146k)
“our policy is to maintain financial reserves to cover these costs and allow for an orderly wind down. The current estimate of these costs is c. £85,000 – £90,000.”
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Houda Al Sharifichair
- Caterina Lombardo
- David Hoyle
- Gabrielle Vergottini
- Heather Knight
- Ipshita Chatterjee
- Jida Malas
- Krystyna Adamek
- Mohsen Mirza
- Nazar Sharif
- Saeed Chaudhary
- Sonia Martins
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames
Income and spending
Common questions
Is REFUGEE ACTION KINGSTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £145,518 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover estimated wind-down costs of approximately £85,000–£90,000 for the coming 12 months. The charity reported a net flow of resources of £196 for the year, with total incoming resources of £632,894 and total expenditure of £632,421. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and that no matters requiring attention were identified during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds REFUGEE ACTION KINGSTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REFUGEE ACTION KINGSTON as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, PARACLETOS.
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