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The Refugee Employment Network

The Refugee Employment Network is a registered charity (number 1196168) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Janice Lopatkin since 2021. Latest income £63k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

3.1.1. the relief of unemployment and underemployment of Beneficiaries, by:a. the provision of effective vocational and skills training, advice and support, both to Beneficiaries and, more commonly, the third parties with which they come into...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £63k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.refugeeemploymentnetwork.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£63k£27k
  • 2024£95k£33k
  • 2023£62k£18k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable objects

3.1.1. the relief of unemployment and underemployment of Beneficiaries, by:a. the provision of effective vocational and skills training, advice and support, both to Beneficiaries and, more commonly, the third parties with which they come into contact, including without limitation local authorities, central government departments, non-governmental organisations, prospective employers and charities;b. the provision of advice and guidance to employers seeking to train and recruit Beneficiaries; andc. the dissemination, to local authorities, central government departments, non-governmental organisations, prospective employers, charities and any other relevant organisation, of guidance and best practice regarding employment and self-employment as they affect Beneficiaries;3.1.2. to advance the education and training of Beneficiaries and in each case their dependants, so as to advance them in life and enable them to adapt and thrive within a new community;3.1.3. to advance the education of employers and the general public around issues relating Beneficiaries, in order to better enable such Beneficiaries to build their lives in the United Kingdom; and3.1.4. to relieve financial hardship amongst Beneficiaries, particularly by the provision of legal and practical advice and guidance relating to employment and self-employment; and3.1.5. the relief of unemployment generally, in each case for the public benefit. "Beneficiaries" means (a) individuals who have at any time been granted legal refugee status in any country who are resident in the United Kingdom, (b) individuals granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom having fled conflict, persecution or any other actual or potential humanitarian crisis in another country, (c) to the extent such individuals are permitted to work in the United Kingdom, those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, and (d) individuals who hold British citizenship but who have met one or more of these criteria in the past.

Grants received

2 grants · £148,129 total

360Giving 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

  • Home Office · £98,129
  • Postcode Society Trust · £50,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Society Trust £50,0002025-10-08
  • Home Office £98,1292021-04-01
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.

8 trustees on the board

3.4y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 8Education/training 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 4Health and social care 3Retail and trade 3

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£63k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1196168
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 12 Apr 2022
Contact on the register
07735465426 · hello@refugeeemploymentnetwork.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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