# Team Refuge

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1123728 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1123728)
- Website: https://www.teamrefuge.org
- Latest income: £1,639; spending £709
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/team-refuge

Medical/Health/SicknessOverseas aid/Famine relief

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £1,639 | £709 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1,917 | £692 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £1,639 | £24.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £1,990 | £586 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,196 | £708 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of the public, to relieve the needs of individuals who have fled or are compelled to flee their home region due to a well-founded fear of war, civil unrest or environmental devastation, hunger or disease or of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and in particular to deliver such relief by providing grants or assistance to defray the cost of emergency evacuation and/or medical treatment of children and other vulnerable individuals faced with such displacement.

## What it funds

Team Refuge is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Team Refuge reported income of £1,639 and spending of £709. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £27.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Team Refuge in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (teamrefuge.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Team Refuge open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Team Refuge is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Team Refuge fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England.

### Does Team Refuge give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Team Refuge makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Team Refuge give each year?

The register does not break out Team Refuge's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £709. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,481 a year.

### How large is Team Refuge?

In its latest reported year Team Refuge reported income of £1,639 and spending of £709.


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