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REFUGEE BIRIYANI & BANANAS

Registered charity 1189561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Refugee Biriyani & Bananas is a female and community-led grassroots humanitarian organisation providing emergency aid, advocacy and support to people affected by war, displacement and poverty. We deliver food, water and essential aid, and run the Community Humanitarian Leaders Programme (CHLP), supporting people with lived experience to be involved in humanitarian response and leadership.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£423k
Latest spending
£373k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £423,041 with total expenditure of £373,007, resulting in a net surplus of £50,034. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £112,911, which the trustees consider appropriate and in line with their stated policy target of £45,000-£55,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £45,000-£55,000 (held: £113k)
“The trustees aim to maintain designated reserves of approximately £45,000-£55,000, held from unrestricted funds only.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Refugee Biriyani & Bananas (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Egypt · Greece · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£423k£373k
31/03/2024£241k£239k
31/03/2023£203k£188k
31/03/2022£211k£138k
31/03/2021£119k£106k

Common questions

Is REFUGEE BIRIYANI & BANANAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £423,041 with total expenditure of £373,007, resulting in a net surplus of £50,034. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £112,911, which the trustees consider appropriate and in line with their stated policy target of £45,000-£55,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REFUGEE BIRIYANI & BANANAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REFUGEE BIRIYANI & BANANAS as a grant recipient include CHOOSE LOVE, ForRefugees, THE TULA TRUST LIMITED, CIVIC POWER FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHOOSE LOVEFY2025£50k
ForRefugeesFY2022£49k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Foundation Scotland20/10/2023£10kFood Security Project- Chios, Greece