refuge

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and other defined groups. Refuge is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in England.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Refuge provides specialist support to women and children escaping domestic violence, modern slavery, human trafficking, forced prostitution, rape, forced marriage and 'honour' based violence. Services include: 24-hr national helpline, women's refuges, outreach and floating support, independent domestic and sexual violence advocates. We raise awareness and influence policy and legislative change.

Fundraising

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Region

England

Financial Information

Latest Income

£27,813,994

Latest Expenditure

£29,752,240

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 88.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 11.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £7,522,107

Charitable Activities £19,795,972

Other Trading £125,602

Investments £265,507

Other Income £104,806

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £26,382,016

Raising Funds £3,370,224

Governance £41,680

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£27,813,994	£29,752,240	£26,382,016	£7,835,908	£6,619,601	441 / 120
2023	£25,388,031	£30,055,933	£25,663,789	£9,714,853	£8,403,794	415 / 80
2022	£24,299,472	£25,298,237	£21,976,053	£14,446,390	£13,424,509	356 / 131
2021	£33,983,581	£22,306,658	£19,932,649	£15,424,640	£14,251,244	329 / 150
2020	£17,562,105	£18,102,554	£16,883,942	£3,613,810	£2,606,111	302 / 65