ASYLUM AID — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 July 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02513874
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,689,448
Latest expenditure: £1,583,274
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Asylum Aid, 26 Westland Place, LONDON, N1 7JH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.asylumaid.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of legal advice and representation to people seeking asylum in the UK, lobbying and campaigning with the aim of achieving a fairer asylum process in the UK and advancing public and understanding of the position of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,689,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,583,274

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,275,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,654,804

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,723,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,203,361

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £883,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,499

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £707,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,331

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,689,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,583,274
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 220818
Income From Government Grants: £92,252
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,275,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,654,804
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 248920
Income From Government Grants: £64,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,723,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,203,361
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 208307
Income From Government Grants: £64,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £883,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,499
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 190463
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £707,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,331
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 61306
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 909296
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 777213
Income Investments: 17
Income Other: 2922
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1689448
Income Legacies: 20000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £77,475
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,505,799
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1583274
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35622
Expenditure Support Costs: 315149
Expenditure Depreciation: 7819
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £379,399
Assets Total Fixed: 15889
Assets Own Use: 15889
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,175,668
Assets Total Liabilities: £407,020
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,784,537
Creditors One Year Total Current: 303373
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 103647
Assets Cash: £674,668
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1559519
Funds Restricted: 225018
Funds Total: 1784537
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 996080
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1241917
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 37081
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2275078
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,983
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,584,821
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1654804
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31800
Expenditure Support Costs: 312801
Expenditure Depreciation: 5514
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £408,759
Assets Total Fixed: 23708
Assets Own Use: 23708
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,175,121
Assets Total Liabilities: £520,466
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,678,363
Creditors One Year Total Current: 462291
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 58175
Assets Cash: £1,001,531
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1417346
Funds Restricted: 261017
Funds Total: 1678363
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 708774
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 975784
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 38937
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1723495
Income Legacies: 5523
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,545
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,156,816
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1203361
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 153283
Expenditure Support Costs: 153283
Expenditure Depreciation: 2554
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £257,103
Assets Total Fixed: 13184
Assets Own Use: 13184
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,526,101
Assets Total Liabilities: £481,196
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,058,089
Creditors One Year Total Current: 481196
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £966,018
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 765343
Funds Restricted: 292746
Funds Total: 1058089
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 640590
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 242782
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 883372
Income Legacies: 47266
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,856
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £614,643
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 640499
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20391
Expenditure Support Costs: 103053
Expenditure Depreciation: 628
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,940
Assets Total Fixed: 2616
Assets Own Use: 2616
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £842,454
Assets Total Liabilities: £307,115
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £537,955
Creditors One Year Total Current: 307115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £567,084
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 490481
Funds Restricted: 47474
Funds Total: 537955
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 390401
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 317105
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 707506
Income Legacies: 15102
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,859
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £458,472
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 480331
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19700
Expenditure Support Costs: 59266
Expenditure Depreciation: 339
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £276,941
Assets Total Fixed: 933
Assets Own Use: 933
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £494,157
Assets Total Liabilities: £200,008
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £295,082
Creditors One Year Total Current: 200008
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £256,497
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 276941
Funds Restricted: 18141
Funds Total: 295082
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASYLUM AID
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-07-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/06/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/02/2005 as amended on 20 May 2022 as amended on 15 Sep 2022 as amended on 15 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: 2. Objects2.1 The Charity is established for the following purposes for the benefit of the Beneficiaries:2.1.1 to relieve their conditions of need, hardship or distress (including by providing them with legal advice and representation);2.1.2 to preserve and protect their physical and mental health;2.1.3 to advance their education and training so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community;2.1.4 to advance public education about the position of and issues relating to the Beneficiaries, including the situations which give rise to refugee movements; and2.1.5 assisting them in such other exclusively charitable ways as the Charity determines from time to time.2.2 In this Article 2, “Beneficiaries” means individuals who:2.2.1 are seeking asylum or other forms of protection in the UK;2.2.2 have already been granted refugee status, humanitarian protection or other forms of protection status by UK immigration authorities;2.2.3 have insecure immigration status or are stateless;2.2.4 are vulnerable to destitution, exploitation, abuse, trafficking or other forms of human cruelty including but not limited to those outside their country of origin; and2.2.5 the dependants of those mentioned in Articles 2.2.1 to 2.2.4 above.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures