ASYLUM MATTERS
Registered charity 1192664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Asylum Matters is a charity that works in partnership locally and nationally to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum through social and political change. By mobilising and coordinating local, regional and national advocacy work, we aim to increase the impact of campaigns to secure improvements to asylum policy and practice.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £32,992 for the year, reducing its total free reserves to £285,592. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of between £100,000 and £200,000, noting that they expect the 2026 accounts to show a deficit which will reduce free reserves to below £200,000. Despite this projected reduction, the trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £100,000 and £200,000 (held: £238k)
“The trustees have decided that the level of unrestricted reserves should be between £100,000 and £200,000” — page 9
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).
- Emma Harrisonchair
- ANDREW DOUGLAS WHITE
- Fatma Elaraby
- PETER FELL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Pinar Aksu
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ASYLUM MATTERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £32,992 for the year, reducing its total free reserves to £285,592. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of between £100,000 and £200,000, noting that they expect the 2026 accounts to show a deficit which will reduce free reserves to below £200,000. Despite this projected reduction, the trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ASYLUM MATTERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ASYLUM MATTERS as a grant recipient include THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, TREEBEARD TRUST, DISRUPT FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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