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United Kingdom for UNHCR

Registered charity 1183415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK FOR REFUGEES, UK for UNHCR, UNITED KINGDOM FOR REFUGEES · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£25.5m
Latest spending
£25.3m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £25.5 million from £30.7 million in the prior year, resulting in a small unrestricted deficit of £0.1 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17.1 million, which is significantly above the trustees' target range of £6.3 million to £8.2 million. The trustees confirm the charity is well-placed to manage business risks with adequate financial resources and confirmed future funding from UNHCR.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £6.3 million to £8.2 million (held: £17.1m)
“Trustees have since increased the Charity’s minimum reserves range to between £6.3 million to £8.2 million.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK for UNHCR (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£25.5m
Total spending
£25.3m
Cost of raising funds
£8.2m
Reserves (reported)
£12.0m
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Angola · Argentina · Armenia · Bangladesh · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Burkina Faso · Burma

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£25.5m£25.3m
31/12/2023£30.7m£27.0m
31/12/2022£55.7m£46.0m
31/12/2021£17.7m£14.2m
31/12/2020£5.8m£5.5m

Common questions

Is United Kingdom for UNHCR financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased to £25.5 million from £30.7 million in the prior year, resulting in a small unrestricted deficit of £0.1 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17.1 million, which is significantly above the trustees' target range of £6.3 million to £8.2 million. The trustees confirm the charity is well-placed to manage business risks with adequate financial resources and confirmed future funding from UNHCR. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds United Kingdom for UNHCR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name United Kingdom for UNHCR as a grant recipient include The Caring Family Foundation, THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
The Caring Family FoundationFY2023£783k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£75k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£47k
SWAROVSKI FOUNDATIONFY2023£35k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10k
The Caring Family FoundationFY2022£10k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£6k
THE VLM FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£1k

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