# ASYLUM AID

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 328729
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 24, 1990
- **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=328729


## Contact

- **Address:** Asylum Aid, 26 Westland Place, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 7JH
- **Phone:** 02073549631
- **Email:** advice@asylumaid.org.uk
- **Website:** www.asylumaid.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2275078 | £1654804 | £1678363 | 29 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1723495 | £1203361 | £1058089 | 24 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £883372 | £640499 | £537955 | 28 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £707506 | £480331 | £295082 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £236025 | £168118 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elizabeth Anne Mottershaw — appointed Jan. 20, 2022
- John Scampion — appointed July 27, 2020
- Katharine Lorenz — appointed Nov. 7, 2022
- Novide Refahi — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Ruth Tanner — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- Shahd Mousalli — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Sir Nicolas Bratza — appointed July 27, 2020
- Yehia Nasr — appointed Dec. 1, 2022