WE BELONG
Registered charity 1184348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We Belong is an innovative new organisation led by young people who migrated to the UK. We work with and for young migrants like ourselves, who are subject to a hostile environment in the country we and they call home. We fight to end the hostile environment around immigration, ensuring barriers preventing full integration for migrants are removed so that we can contribution to British society.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £103,675 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £450,906 to £347,231. The trustees note that the level of unrestricted free reserves is below the desired range required by their reserves policy, with plans to increase reserves through fundraising to address this shortfall.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £184k)
“Level of reserves held by the Charity is below the desired range with plans to increase the level of reserves through fundraising.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Madhu Jagdish Malhotrachair
- Edobhiye Aigbe Oaikhinan · trustee of 3 other charities
- Jamilla Hinds-Brough
- KESHON DEVONTE SMITH
- Maheraj Ahmed Lian
- Marakandage Buddika Upendra Perera
- Ruqia Salah Osman
- Stewart Bryce MacLachlan
- Sufina Ahmad
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WE BELONG financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £103,675 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £450,906 to £347,231. The trustees note that the level of unrestricted free reserves is below the desired range required by their reserves policy, with plans to increase reserves through fundraising to address this shortfall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WE BELONG?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WE BELONG as a grant recipient include PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST.
Known funders
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