MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK

Registered charity 1125746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q6844315 · Wikipedia

MRN aims to strengthen the voice of migrants in discussion and debates, both within civil society and with regional and national authorities. Bearing this in mind, we conduct research and projects to enable migrant community organisations to engage with key legislative and policy issues.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION. 2. TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES BY INCREASING THE SKILLS OF THESE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE MEDIA ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£374k
Latest spending
£336k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £38,044 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £120,535. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed the stated prudent level of £74,836, which equates to four months of unrestricted expenditure. The board considers there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Paul Hamlyn Foundation (18% of income)
“Paul Hamlyn Foundation 60,000” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £121k)
“The Board agreed that the prudent level of reserves should not be less than four months of unrestricted expenditure, which at 31 March 2025 equates to reserves of £74,836.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Migrants Rights Network (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£374k£336k
31/03/2024£235k£192k
31/03/2023£90k£160k
31/03/2022£132k£163k
31/03/2021£269k£129k

Common questions

Is MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £38,044 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £120,535. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed the stated prudent level of £74,836, which equates to four months of unrestricted expenditure. The board considers there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, CIVIC POWER FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation21/03/2025£97kGrant to Migrants Rights Network
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation11/09/2023£591kGrant to Migrants Rights Network
Greater London Authority (GLA)31/07/2023£19kHongkongers Migrants’ Aspiration Programme
Greater London Authority31/07/2023£19kHongkongers Migrants’ Aspiration Programme
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation15/08/2018£5kGrant to Migrants Rights Network
City Bridge Foundation27/09/2012£99kGrant to Migrants Rights Network

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIGRANT ACTION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIGRANTS' RIGHTS NETWORK£374k—0above—no doubt
MIGRANT ACTION FY2026£338k——below—no doubt
Migrant Help FY2025£69.8m——unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK FY2025£474k—0unclear—no doubt
MIGRANT VOICE FY2025£451k—0below—no doubt
Refugee and Migrant Justice FY2025£1.9m——within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.