01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 September 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04172880
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £69,792,000
- Latest expenditure
- £65,616,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.migranthelpuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
1 The relief of refugees and their families and dependants who are in conditions of need,hardship or distress2 to inform, advise and assist foreigners and Commonwealth citizens who are in difficulty or distress during their stay in the UK or in connection with their arrival or departure therefrom3 to promote the rights of refugees through the provision of advocacy and information.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £69,792,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £65,616,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £58,163,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,813,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £45,734,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £41,739,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £33,499,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,096,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £22,395,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,561,000
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £69,792,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £65,616,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 54002000
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,013,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 104
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £58,163,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,813,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42769000
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,005,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £45,734,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £41,739,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 31876000
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,973,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £33,499,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,096,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 30002000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,434,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £22,395,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,561,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20464000
- Income From Government Grants
- £932,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 135000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3088000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 66256000
- Income Investments
- 313000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 69792000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,918,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £62,698,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 65616000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1126000
- Expenditure Governance
- 550000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7330000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 159000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,752,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2655000
- Assets Own Use
- 2655000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £28,781,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,601,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,835,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5401000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4200000
- Assets Cash
- £20,615,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21107000
- Funds Restricted
- 728000
- Funds Total
- 21835000
- Count Employees
- 565
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 745000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2667000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 54484000
- Income Investments
- 267000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 58163000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,454,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £53,359,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 55813000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1163000
- Expenditure Governance
- 457000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5777000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 105000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 316000
- Assets Own Use
- 316000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £25,091,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,748,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,659,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4248000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3500000
- Assets Cash
- £14,856,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17348000
- Funds Restricted
- 311000
- Funds Total
- 17659000
- Count Employees
- 486
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 594000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3302000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 41782000
- Income Investments
- 56000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 45734000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,505,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £39,234,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 41739000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 406919
- Expenditure Governance
- 404000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3343000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 134000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,960,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 206000
- Assets Own Use
- 206000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £22,173,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,070,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,309,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4813000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2257000
- Assets Cash
- £14,278,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15116000
- Funds Restricted
- 193000
- Funds Total
- 15309000
- Count Employees
- 364
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 53000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1772000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 31673000
- Income Investments
- 1000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 33499000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,600,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £26,496,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 28096000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 404000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2939000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 68000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,778,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 238000
- Assets Own Use
- 238000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,135,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,059,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,314,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4059000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £8,891,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10894000
- Funds Restricted
- 420000
- Funds Total
- 11314000
- Count Employees
- 289
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 35000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 930000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 21427000
- Income Investments
- 3000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22395000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £655,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,906,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20561000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 253000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2590000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 45000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,618,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 297000
- Assets Own Use
- 297000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,271,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,657,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,911,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2657000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,752,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5738000
- Funds Restricted
- 173000
- Funds Total
- 5911000
- Count Employees
- 266
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Migrant Help
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-09-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/05/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/12/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/10/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/07/2015 as amended on 18 Aug 2021 as amended on 14 Nov 2023 as amended on 11 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 2.1 The objects for which the Company is established (“the Objects") are:2.1.1 The relief of sickness and financial hardship of Beneficiaries including(a) information and advice on counselling, health, legal and welfare services and assistance;(b) advice on financial maintenance which may include the direct provision of financial assistance, goods and services;(c) advice on and provision of residential accommodation;(d) such other items or services as the Trustees in their discretion choose to provide.2.1.2 To advance the education and training of Beneficiaries and their dependants in need thereof so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community.2.1.3 To promote for the public benefit the sound administration of the law by providing advocacy services to Beneficiaries and their dependants.2.1.4 To advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to human migration.2.2 In this Article 2, "Beneficiaries" are defined as individuals, being:2.2.1 foreign and British nationals, or2.2.2 victims of human trafficking or exploitation or potential victims of human trafficking or exploitation (regardless of their nationality), or 2.2.3 people made vulnerable by displacement, howsoever caused (regardless of their nationality), who are in difficulty in any part of the world.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 314949
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MIGRANT HELPLINE
- Charity Name Id
- 314931
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MIGRANT HELP
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures