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title: "Notre Dame Refugee Centre — charity 1177990 | CharityCompare"
description: "Notre Dame Refugee Centre (charity 1177990): income £379k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile."
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Registered charity · No. 1177990CIO

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# Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Notre Dame Refugee Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about Notre Dame Refugee Centre?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31

£378,547

Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31

£373,782

Registered charity number

1177990

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

CIO

Register contact address detail (not service area)

5 Leicester Place

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Yes

Website

[www.notredamerc.org.uk](https://www.notredamerc.org.uk/)

Quick answer

Notre Dame Refugee Centre (number 1177990) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

## What does Notre Dame Refugee Centre do?

Supporting people seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependants through:Legal and other adviceRelieving financial hardshipPreserving and protecting physical and mental healthAdvancing education and training including language skillsEducating the public

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Answers Notre Dame Refugee Centre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are Notre Dame Refugee Centre's highest-paid staff paid?

Notre Dame Refugee Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Notre Dame Refugee Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator)

Notre Dame Refugee Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

17 April 2018

Where it says it operates

Throughout England and Wales

## Who it supports and how it works

**Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.

**Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

## What causes is Notre Dame Refugee Centre registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

## Why is there no Clarity Score for Notre Dame Refugee Centre yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Notre Dame Refugee Centre.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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## What should you check before donating to Notre Dame Refugee Centre?

- Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
- Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
- Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is Notre Dame Refugee Centre a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists Notre Dame Refugee Centre as a registered charity (number 1177990) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.

What is Notre Dame Refugee Centre's charity number?

Notre Dame Refugee Centre's charity number is 1177990. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1177990?

Search 1177990 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.

What does Notre Dame Refugee Centre do?

Supporting people seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependants through:Legal and other adviceRelieving financial hardshipPreserving and protecting physical and mental healthAdvancing education and training including language skillsEducating the public

Does Notre Dame Refugee Centre have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Notre Dame Refugee Centre. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How can I donate to Notre Dame Refugee Centre?

Notre Dame Refugee Centre's website listed in our register data is https://www.notredamerc.org.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.

How much is Notre Dame Refugee Centre's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Notre Dame Refugee Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Notre Dame Refugee Centre?

The register records Notre Dame Refugee Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are Notre Dame Refugee Centre's trustees paid?

Notre Dame Refugee Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

When was Notre Dame Refugee Centre registered as a charity?

Notre Dame Refugee Centre was entered on the register on 17 April 2018.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04,
used under the
[Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).
Always verify current details on the
[official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1177990&subId=0).