Registered charity (CIO) · London
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 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
- Home Office · £98,129
- Postcode Society Trust · £50,000
Most recent
- Postcode Society Trust
- Home Office
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
- Janice Lopatkin Chair since 2021
- Charlie Fraser since 2021
- Chris Fitzgerald LVO since 2025
- Elizabeth Bowles since 2021
- Nour Eddin Al Talli since 2021
- Sally Frances Bailey since 2021
- Souleiman Lazrak since 2025
- Viet Hoa Ngo since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Janice Lopatkin Chair since 2021
- Charlie Fraser since 2021
- Chris Fitzgerald LVO since 2025
- Elizabeth Bowles since 2021
- Nour Eddin Al Talli since 2021
- Sally Frances Bailey since 2021
- Souleiman Lazrak since 2025
- Viet Hoa Ngo since 2026
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.
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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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
- 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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