WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE
Previously registered as West End Refugee Service (WERS) 1077601. We provide holistic, trauma-informed support, IAA-registered advice, material aid, mentoring & capacity-building to help secure employment. Through our activities, we tackle poverty & exclusion, promote two-way integration, connect communities & challenge racism and xenophobia.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity underwent a structural transition to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) during the financial year, with no operational activities undertaken by the new entity. Total funds transferred to the CIO were £192,488, with unrestricted reserves of £117,389 and restricted reserves of £74,059. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“This aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to at least three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure” — page 6
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/11/2025)
Trustees
- Rev John Charles Howard-Normanchair
- Anzor Vedzizhev
- Christopher Millman
- Dorathy Anozie
- Ghada Saeed
- Inna Ratsebarska
- Kingsley Ampomah Boateng
- Morlai Kargbo
- Nadia Igsiz
- Sally Anne Young
- Silvia Pasquetti
- Simon Elliott
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £192k | £1k |
| 31/03/2024 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2023 | £100 | £0 |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity underwent a structural transition to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) during the financial year, with no operational activities undertaken by the new entity. Total funds transferred to the CIO were £192,488, with unrestricted reserves of £117,389 and restricted reserves of £74,059. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE SHEARS FOUNDATION, THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION, THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 19/03/2026 | £1k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/03/2026 | £5k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/01/2026 | £2k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/01/2026 | £1k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 25/09/2025 | £3k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/06/2025 | £5k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 05/03/2025 | £8k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/02/2025 | £1k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/01/2025 | £20k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/12/2024 | £10k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 28/11/2024 | £5k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/09/2024 | £4k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2023 | £154k | CAC Project (Communities Activities and Connections) |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/01/2023 | £1k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/12/2022 | £8k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/12/2022 | £1k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 03/11/2022 | £10k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/09/2022 | £2k | Grant to West End Refugee Service |
| A B Charitable Trust | 30/06/2022 | £20k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 02/12/2021 | £1k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 04/11/2021 | £1k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/10/2021 | £10k | Peers IAA |
| Community Foundation North East | 24/06/2021 | £10k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/06/2021 | £2k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/05/2021 | £20k | A grant to West End Refugee Service |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DISRUPT FOUNDATION | 2 | £194k |
| LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST | 2 | £140k |
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | 2 | £79k |
| SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO | 2 | £60k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | — |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY | 1 | — |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £292k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £100k |
Charities like this
- REVIVE CIO
- LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK
- Refugee and Migrant Justice
- WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL
- REFUGEE RESOURCE
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REVIVE CIO | £358k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK | £1.3m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| Refugee and Migrant Justice | £1.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL | £1.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REFUGEE RESOURCE | £631k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |