Registered charity · Reading
Refugee Support Group
Refugee Support Group is a registered charity (number 1098058) based in Reading, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £973k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Rrsg (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £973k (2025)
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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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Windsor And Maidenhead and more
- Website
- www.rrsg.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Refugee Support Group LTD
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£973k£781k
- 2024£640k£675k
- 2023£570k£629k
Earlier years
- 2022£564k£504k
- 2021£447k£339k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 39% · Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS (INCLUDING THOSE GRANTED EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE TO REMAIN) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUALITY, SOCIAL CLASS, DISABILITY OR HIV STATUS, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND DISTRESS.B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OR SUCH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS BY ASSISTING THEM TO ACCESS THE HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATE THEIR NEEDS.C) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ACCESSING TRAINING AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVE THE EDUCATION THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BY LAW, INCLUDING LANGUAGE SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED.D) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN OBTAINING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENTE) TO HELP REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS ACCESS GRANTS AND SERVICES OF ALL KINDS FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.F) TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.
Grants received
22 grants · £1,014,883 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £401,658 (4 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £216,580 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £123,950 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £92,174 (3 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £71,319 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Doon Lovett since 2024
- Dr Mary Richardson since 2019
- Natalie Marsden since 2024
- Nick Yeates since 2025
- Sarah Vawda since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Mary Richardson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Doon Lovett since 2024
- Dr Mary Richardson since 2019
- Natalie Marsden since 2024
- Nick Yeates since 2025
- Sarah Vawda since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
2.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1098058
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES DATED 21 APRIL 2003 as amended on 29 Nov 2017 as amended on 16 Nov 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 04515238 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01189505356 · info@rrsg.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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