RAFAH INTERNATIONAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 26 July 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £389,515
Latest expenditure: £365,616
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Jhumat House, 160 London Road, IG11 8BB

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.rafah-international.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rafah International provides humanitarian aid to the impoverished people of Yemen and the victims of conflict and natural disasters. It also supports teachers students and educational institutes.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £389,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,616

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £463,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £275,280

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £558,551
Total Gross Expenditure: £507,971

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £683,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,119

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £697,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,476

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £389,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,616
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £463,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £275,280
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £558,551
Total Gross Expenditure: £507,971
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £683,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,119
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £697,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,476
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 558087
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 464
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 558551
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,597
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £481,312
Expenditure Other: 20062
Expenditure Total: 507971
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 386767
Expenditure Governance: 22567
Expenditure Support Costs: 22567
Expenditure Depreciation: 730
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 19331
Reserves: £5,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2192
Assets Own Use: 2192
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £357,458
Assets Total Liabilities: £517
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £359,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 517
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £312,835
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 46298
Funds Restricted: 312835
Funds Total: 359133
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 672606
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 10446
Income Total Income And Endowments: 683052
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,078
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £417,782
Expenditure Other: 1259
Expenditure Total: 438119
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 379896
Expenditure Governance: 8159
Expenditure Support Costs: 5859
Expenditure Depreciation: 793
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2383
Assets Own Use: 2383
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £308,822
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,652
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £304,553
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6652
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £289,909
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 18561
Funds Restricted: 285992
Funds Total: 304553
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 697812
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2
Income Other: 8
Income Total Income And Endowments: 697822
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,941
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £726,535
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 738476
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 693959
Expenditure Governance: 4042
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 676
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2027
Assets Own Use: 2027
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £67,466
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,871
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £59,622
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9871
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £36,108
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 40596
Funds Restricted: 19026
Funds Total: 59622
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Yemen
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAFAH INTERNATIONAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-07-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 26 Jul 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIALHARDSHIP. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH; TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST PEOPLEWHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR ARMED CONFLICT OR NATURAL AND/OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS, EPIDEMIC,OR FAMINE, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) PROVISION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERYINCLUDING THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AND/OR FINANCIAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS; AND TO PREVENT OR RELIEVEPOVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS, INCLUDING BY PRESERVING ANDPROTECTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN ALL CASES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS, WORKINGANYWHERE IN THE WORLD REGARDLESS OF THE BENEFICIARIES' RELIGION, RACE, ETHNICITY, DISABILITY,GENDER, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND POLITICAL CONVICTION.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures