MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION (MOAS) UK

Registered charity 1181822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to save the lives of migrants and refugees and to relieve their sickness and other suffering, anywhere in the world byperforming emergency rescue operations and providing aid and relief in response to humanitarian crises, including but not limited to rescuing migrants and refugees who are at risk of injury or death whilst in transit and raising awareness of migrant and refugee issues.

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Latest income
£257k
Latest spending
£291k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £1,234,567 from £1,100,000 in the previous year, indicating a positive financial position. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by b. mcbride. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)

Total income
£663k
Total spending
£442k
Reserves (reported)
£280k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Italy · Malta · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine · United States · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£257k£291k
31/10/2024£188k£407k
31/10/2023£663k£442k
31/10/2022£350k£467k
31/10/2021£251k£77k

Common questions

Is MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION (MOAS) UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £1,234,567 from £1,100,000 in the previous year, indicating a positive financial position. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by b. mcbride.

Who funds MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION (MOAS) UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION (MOAS) UK as a grant recipient include CHOOSE LOVE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHOOSE LOVEFY2025£60k

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 MIGRATEFUL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION (MOAS) UK£257k——unclear—no doubt
MIGRATEFUL FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
REFUGEASE FY2024£300k—0below75.5%noted
Migrant Help FY2025£69.8m——unclear—no doubt
MIGRANTS ORGANISE LTD FY2026£1.2m——below—no doubt
Refugee and Migrant Justice FY2024£1.6m——unclear—no doubt

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