REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 October 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £878,604
Latest expenditure: £681,569
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 2 Warburton Road, London, E8 3RT

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.refugeelegalsupport.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

In solidarity with people on the move, we promote access to justice via the provision of legal support, casework, outreach, training and partnerships. We support advocacy and strategic litigation aimed at protecting legal rights and promoting a respectful migration experience

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £878,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £681,569

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £656,924
Total Gross Expenditure: £649,669

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £506,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £496,663

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £361,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,000

Fin Period Start Date: 7 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £176,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,772

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £878,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £681,569
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 37460
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £656,924
Total Gross Expenditure: £649,669
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £506,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £496,663
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £361,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 7 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £176,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,772
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 795339
Income Other Trading Activities: 83265
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 878604
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £867
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £680,702
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 681569
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 41090
Expenditure Support Costs: 121343
Expenditure Depreciation: 79
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 79
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £205,082
Assets Total Fixed: 237
Assets Own Use: 237
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £466,666
Assets Total Liabilities: £114,733
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £352,170
Creditors One Year Total Current: 114733
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £417,413
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 205082
Funds Restricted: 147088
Funds Total: 352170
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 643065
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 13859
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 656924
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £649,669
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 649669
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 72235
Expenditure Governance: 38762
Expenditure Support Costs: 165666
Expenditure Depreciation: 684
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £125,631
Assets Total Fixed: 316
Assets Own Use: 316
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £393,029
Assets Total Liabilities: £238,210
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £155,135
Creditors One Year Total Current: 238210
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £364,247
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 125631
Funds Restricted: 29504
Funds Total: 155135
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 499576
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6453
Income Investments: 843
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 506872
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £496,663
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 496663
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 16980
Expenditure Governance: 16553
Expenditure Support Costs: 54474
Expenditure Depreciation: 141
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £118,376
Assets Total Fixed: 421
Assets Own Use: 421
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £281,886
Assets Total Liabilities: £134,427
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £147,880
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £281,886
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 118376
Funds Restricted: 29504
Funds Total: 147880
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Greece
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: France
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-10-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE INTERNALLY DISPLACED OR IN MIGRATION OR WHO ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS OR REFUGEES FLEEING SITUATIONS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) WAR, PERSECUTION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ANY DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS (HEREINAFTER THE ‘BENEFICIARIES’); 3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN LEGAL RIGHTS PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE RELATED TO REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKERS 3.3 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE BENEFICIARIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE BENEFICIARIES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries