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Choose Love

Also known as: Help Refugees

In both emergency disaster relief and protracted crises, Choose Love works to identify, close and prevent gaps in support displaced people around the world. We provide grants and other assistance to frontline partners along key migration routes and in countries experiencing conflict, persecution climate change and other drivers of forced displacement.

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Activities & Mission

In both emergency disaster relief and protracted crises, Choose Love works to identify, close and prevent gaps in support displaced people around the world. We provide grants and other assistance to frontline partners along key migration routes and in countries experiencing conflict, persecution climate change and other drivers of forced displacement.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Show all 28 areas of operation

Financial Information

Latest Income
£12,593,084
Latest Expenditure
£8,215,420

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 53.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities

Higher than 8% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income over £10M (sample: 685). How is this calculated?

Overall Efficiency 82.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Higher than 19% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income over £10M. How is this calculated?

Administrative Ratio 23.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Lower overhead than 12% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income over £10M. (Lower overhead is generally read as more efficient.) How is this calculated?

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £10,021,272
Charitable Activities £1,217,297
Other Trading £1,348,447
Investments £6,068
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,778,767
Raising Funds £1,436,653
Governance £510,672
Grants to Institutions £4,327,887
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2025.

One or more years show a significant change in income (over ±100%) compared with the prior year. This usually reflects a merger, transfer of activities, restated accounts, or a one-off legacy — not necessarily a real change in operating scale. See the methodology for context.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025
£12,593,084
£8,215,420£6,778,767£4,440,994£71,06429 / 365
2024
£304,208
£347,0850 / 0
2023
£62,125
£00 / 0
2022
£85,714
£83,4330 / 0
2021
£41,801
£00 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Frequently asked questions about Choose Love

What does Choose Love do?

In both emergency disaster relief and protracted crises, Choose Love works to identify, close and prevent gaps in support displaced people around the world. We provide grants and other assistance to frontline partners along key migration routes and in countries experiencing conflict, persecution climate change and other drivers of forced displacement.

How much income did Choose Love report in 2025?

Choose Love reported total income of £12.59m and reported expenditure of £8.22m for the financial year ending 2025, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

How efficient is Choose Love?

Choose Love has a program ratio of 53.8%, meaning that share of its income goes directly to charitable activities. This is higher than 8% of UK Beneficiary group charities with income over £10M (sample of 685 charities). See our methodology for how this is calculated.

When was Choose Love registered as a charity?

Choose Love was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 12 April 2018 as charity number 1177927. It has been registered for 8 years.

Who runs Choose Love?

Choose Love is governed by a board of 10 trustees. The chair of trustees is Geoffrey Cordell. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does Choose Love operate?

Choose Love operates across 28 areas, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina and 25 others. The full list is shown on its profile.

Is Choose Love a registered charity?

Yes — Choose Love is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1177927.

Details

Address
PO Box
Suite 404
372 Old Street
London
EC1V 9LT
Registration Date
12 April 2018
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5107504
Charity Number
1177927

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Trustees

Geoffrey Cordell Chair
EYINMISAN HOPE HARRIMAN
Fauzia Musa
Hassan Elmasry
Jessica Mills
Julfikhar Farhaz Khan KC
Myrna Atallah
Oliver Segal KC
Also governs 2 other charities
Tracey Seaward
Also governs 1 other charity

Also Known As

  • Help Refugees

Data & trust

Register data refreshed
14 May 2026
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