HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE

Registered charity 1122363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hackney Migrant Centre is a community-based charity that provides free advice and support for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, regardless of their nationality or immigration status. The centre focuses on four main areas: immigration, housing, welfare, and holistic support.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £82,631 for the year, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £249,335. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£105,500), indicating a stable financial position. However, the trustees note that a significant portion of recent income was from one-off sources and that future funding is not guaranteed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hackney Migrant Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdullahi Omodolapo Yussuf
• Courtney Jae Youngberg
• DANIEL ALEXANDER PASTERNAK OPPENHEIMER
• Dr Belinda John-Baptiste
• Elizabeth Olubukola Kolawole-Johnson
• Katharine Meade · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kathryn Jane Busby · trustee of 1 other charity
• OLUSOLA OLAYINKA ERIOLUWA
• SUSAN MARGARET SHUTTER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Saraf Anan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• RMC CHARITY income £4.4m
• THE COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE income £2.5m
• Refugee and Migrant Justice income £1.6m
• LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK income £1.3m
• Migrant Help income £69.8m
• GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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