# ASYLUM MATTERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1192664
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 7, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1192664


## Contact

- **Address:** PO BOX 389, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS26 1GR
- **Phone:** 01138800002
- **Email:** info@asylummatters.org
- **Website:** https://asylummatters.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT DESIGNED TO BUILD CAPACITY AMONG ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE FRONTLINE SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND SEEK TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES;B) WORKING WITH STATUTORY AGENCIES AND KEY PARTNERS, THROUGH TRAINING, ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNING WORK, TO UNDERSTAND, EXAMINE AND ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY WHICH CREATES HARDSHIP AMONGST REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKING COMMUNITIES.C) ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ASYLUM SYSTEM, THROUGH CAMPAIGNING, WITH THE AIM OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES FACED BY REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKING COMMUNITIES AND THE NEED TO ADDRESS THEM.  2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Asylum Matters is a charity that works in partnership locally and nationally to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum through social and political change. By mobilising and coordinating local, regional and national advocacy work, we aim to increase the impact of campaigns to secure improvements to asylum policy and practice.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £398124 | £333658 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £362808 | £337090 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £364312 | £321523 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £453437 | £267826 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Emma Harrison** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- ANDREW DOUGLAS WHITE — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Fatma Elaraby — appointed Oct. 25, 2023
- PETER FELL — appointed Feb. 15, 2023
- Pinar Aksu — appointed Oct. 25, 2023