Registered charity · London
Refugee Workers' Cultural Association
- 5 trustees
- Income £199k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.rwca.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£199k£175k
- 2024£195k£183k
- 2023£186k£179k
Earlier years
- 2022£123k£118k
- 2021£207k£162k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF KURDISH OR TURKISH DECENT WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS OF ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT2) BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PERSONS OFA) FACILITIES FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING;B) FACILITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH ( INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS OF TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS AT CLINICS AND SURGERIES);C) FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THEIR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE
Grants received
20 grants · £455,858 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Trust for London · £178,810 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £73,760 (7 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £52,250 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £46,502
- City Bridge Trust · £30,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Eylem Guden Dogangunes since 2026
- Firat Karaboyun since 2020
- Helena Pekoz since 2026
- Huseyin Mavi since 2026
- Yunus Mahgur since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Firat Karaboyun since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Eylem Guden Dogangunes since 2026
- Firat Karaboyun since 2020
- Helena Pekoz since 2026
- Yunus Mahgur since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Huseyin Mavi since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1080041
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 5TH MARCH 2000 AS AMENDED ON 28TH APRIL 2002
- Contact on the register
- 02072499983
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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