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 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £2,275,078
- Latest expenditure
- £1,654,804
- 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 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
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 June 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 June 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £236,025
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £168,118
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 3
- 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
- 4
- 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
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £236,025
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £168,118
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- 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
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 3
- 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
- 4
- 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
- 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
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management