UareUK
What it does
Supporting refugees, asylum seekers and the wider community in Wrexham and surrounding areas through food, advice, wellbeing, skills, volunteering, community gardens, and projects that build inclusion, resilience and opportunity.Raising awareness of refugees through training, workshops and talks,
Its charitable purposes
To relieve poverty, sickness and distress of persons who are internally displaced or who are refugees fleeing war and persecution by the provision of such aid, food, assistance, medical aid, community support and empowerment projects for such persons or organisations established to assist them in Wales and surrounding areas or other countries as the trustees shall see fit.To relieve poverty by means including but not limited to the provision of food and aid to persons in need in North Wales.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- Greece
- Ukraine
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £146,994 and spent £142,745.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £146,994 | £142,745 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 December 2024 | £124,430 | £125,735 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £74,545 | £59,137 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2022 | £62,032 | £58,605 | Not reported | 25 |
| 17 October 2021 | £16,413 | £23,281 | Not reported | 25 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 796%, from £16,413 in the year to 17 October 2021 to £146,994 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £8,583 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,583 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £20,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £207,131.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£128,079, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£20,000, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£14,102, 2 grants
- New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)£10,450, 1 grant
- Steve Morgan Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
- Allen Lane Foundation£9,500, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2025 | Allen Lane Foundation | £5,000 |
| 12 Dec 2024 | The Clothworkers Foundation | £15,000 |
| 29 Mar 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £20,000 |
| 26 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 15 Nov 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £98,179 |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £8,202 |
| 14 Feb 2023 | New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) | £10,450 |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £5,900 |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Steve Morgan Foundation | £10,000 |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Allen Lane Foundation | £4,500 |
All 11 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,900 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ann HendersChair
- Alistair Townend
- Sean Holcroft
- Susan Martin MBE
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 31 October 2026 | Received 31 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 October 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 15 June 2023, 138 days early | Received 15 June 2023 |
| 17 October 2021 | 17 August 2022 | Received 17 August 2022 | Received 17 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169738
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 October 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Oct 2016 as amended on 09 Jun 2020 as amended on 03 Mar 2024 as amended on 21 Apr 2026 as amended on 21 Apr 2026
- Website
- www.uareuk.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.