ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA)

Registered charity 1183946 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IBAA

IBAA is a network of Islington based information, advice, support and guidance providers which delivers support on housing, welfare benefits, job search, immigration and other re-settlement issues to the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and hard to reach BAMER communities in the London Borough of Islington [particularly migrants and asylum seekers].

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£141k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £977, while total funds were £53,637. The trustees note that the charity does not produce a sufficient surplus to invest, prioritizing the building of unrestricted reserves instead. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2024: nil).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

London Borough of Islington — “IBAA was established in 2016 thanks to a grant from the London Borough of Islington.” (source page)
LB Islington — “In 2019 we became a registered charity and it is now an established member of the Islington Advice Alliance with core funding from LB Isling…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Mulat Haregotchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Gulala Bakir
Hanif Ahmed
Senait Gebrehiwet · trustee of 1 other charity
Yussuf Ahmed · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£141k	£117k
31/03/2024	£104k	£100k
31/03/2023	£113k	£107k
31/03/2022	£103k	£98k
31/03/2021	£24k	£9k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £977, while total funds were £53,637. The trustees note that the charity does not produce a sufficient surplus to invest, prioritizing the building of unrestricted reserves instead. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA) earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA) as a grant recipient include CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£8k	Advice and access to services
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k	Main Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Main Grants

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	1	£323k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£240k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY	1	£212k
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£129k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£106k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST	1	£85k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRENT IRISH ADVISORY SERVICE.

BRENT IRISH ADVISORY SERVICE income £452k
INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £740k
THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS' BURSARS ASSOCIATION income £3.9m
IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £96k
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE income £2.0m
JAMIA ISLAMIA ISHAATUL ULOOM UK income £531k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ISLINGTON BAMER ADVICE ALLIANCE (IBAA)	£141k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRENT IRISH ADVISORY SERVICE FY2025	£452k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2024	£740k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS' BURSARS ASSOCIATION FY2024	£3.9m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	below	—	no doubt
IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£96k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE FY2025	£2.0m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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