REFUGEE ROOTS

Registered charity 1184098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A range of empowerment initiatives include befriending, accompanying asylum seekers to appointments, information, advice and guidance, as well as supportive groups and activities, such as free English conversation classes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £115,362, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months of unrestricted funds. The charity reported a net income increase to £83,323 and held £199,592 in cash, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “Refugee Roots is partnering again with the National Lottery Community Fund, who have awarded funding of £499,813 over 4 years” (source page)
• Postcode Places Trust — “We are pleased to announce that Refugee Roots has been awarded a grant of £50,000 from the Postcode Places Trust, made possible thanks to Po…” (source page)
• Forever Notts — “Since 1997, the Community Foundation for Nottinghamshire, now called Forever Notts, has distributed £30 million in grants to thousands of ch…” (source page)
• Good Things Foundation — “We received a grant from the Good Things Foundation which has enabled us to run digital skills workshops for our participants.” (source page)
• The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust — “The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust awarded Refugee Roots a grant of £5000 in July 2024.” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Foundation — “We are grateful to receive a grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation towards our core costs.” (source page)
• Migrant Help — “Migrant Help awarded £3000 to Refugee Roots through the Community Hubs Grant 2025, aiding Access Arts and Art of Belonging projects.” (source page)
• Society of the Holy Child Jesus — “Refugee Roots is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £15,000 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus !” (source page)
• Nottinghamshire County Council — “Nottinghamshire County Council has funded work related to the Homes for Ukraine scheme including befriending, language classes, social activ…” (source page)
• Nottingham City Council — “Refugee Roots have recieved a number of funding awards, details can be found in our annual accounts.” (source page)
• East Midlands Combined Authority — “East Midlands Combined Authority UKSPF Communities Venues and Spaces Essential Skills (Access and Digital Skills)” (source page)
• The Thomas Farr Charity — “The Thomas Farr Charity was established in 1989, following the sale of the Home Brewery in Nottingham, with the aim of supporting registered…” (source page)
• Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham — “The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a key funder for Refugee Roots with a longstanding history and relationship with the charity form…” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carol Gillian Parkerchair
• Dr Roda Madziva
• Helen Whitton
• Rev PANGANI THIPA
• Shamsher Chohan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tim Fox
• Tim Pickup

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REVIVE CIO.

• REVIVE CIO income £358k
• REFUGEES AT HOME income £1.2m
• EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP income £496k
• REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £199k
• SANCTUARY IN CHICHESTER CIO income £277k
• FAITH&VICTORY CHURCH income £397k

Side by side with its peers

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