REFUGE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£32.0m
Expenditure
£30.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £34.0m | £22.3m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £24.3m | £25.3m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £25.4m | £30.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £27.8m | £29.8m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £32.0m | £30.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £8.3m |
| Charitable activities | £23.2m |
| Trading | £128k |
| Investment income | £286k |
| Total income | £32.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £27.6m |
| Raising funds | £2.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £47k |
| Total expenditure | £30.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.6m |
| Total funds | £9.7m |
| — restricted | £1.0m |
| — unrestricted | £8.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £9.7m |
| Cash | £9.8m |
People
| Employees | 472 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.