Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 15
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +15
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

MIGRANTS ORGANISE LTD

Migrants Organise is a platform where refugees and migrants organise for dignity, justice and welcome. We develop leadership and facilitate organised participation in public life to achieve meaningful inclusion of all migrants. We do this though mentoring, advice, training, advocacy, research, organising, and alliance building for fair, equal and just society for all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£932£1,148£-216£51£659£2822.914100
31/03/23£1,056£991£66£25£875£3464.212120
31/03/22£969£889£80£24£810£3614.912111
31/03/21£999£764£235£12£730£3094.911105
31/03/20?£813£599£214£17£495£1132.311104
31/03/18£726£639£86£0£373£851.6170
31/03/17£537£429£107£0£287£842.370
31/03/16£311£268£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£280£317£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£385£474£-90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£325£403£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£409£378£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£305£404£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£364£467£-103n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£627£637£-10£19£511£1522.980
31/03/08£530£503£27£19£521£1222.990
31/03/07*£481£463£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£380£439£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£372£374£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£272£302£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 71.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.migrantsorganise.org

info@migrantsorganise.org

02089644815

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£482,000
Justice Together Initiative£350,000
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£280,000
John Ellerman Foundation£255,000
Unbound Philanthropy£250,000
Henry Smith Charity£183,600
Trust for London£182,500
AB Charitable Trust£165,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£40,000 15/07/2024
24
Migrants Organise work with migrants, refugees and people seeking sanctuary in the UK. They combine advice and holistic support for individuals with community organising, advocacy, research and ....more
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Unrestricted grant, which can be allocated by the organisation according to needs
£47,288 23/05/2024
36
Unrestricted grant, which can be allocated by the organisation according to needs
Trust for London - Migrants Organise Ltd
£71,000 07/03/2024
24
The funding will contribute to the salary of the CEO, who is the lead organiser, and will enable them to undertake national campaigning and organising against the hostile environment immigration ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£55,000 17/10/2023
An unrestricted grant of £55,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of up to 5 years). Migrants Organise provide infrastructure support for migrant and refugee organising and movement building for ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - Contribution to staff salaries of the CEO and Operations Manager
£150,000 27/07/2023
Contribution to staff salaries of the CEO and Operations Manager
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards the Migrant's Women's Rights Project
£15,000 03/07/2023
Migrants Organise provides a grass roots platform where migrants and refugees connect, build common ground and organise for dignity and justice for all.This is a one year restricted grant to the ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Migrants Organise
£183,600 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for female refugees and migrants including those seeking asylum in London.
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£100,000 08/02/2023
24
For general support of a charity organizing in migrant communities to bring about equality of access to services
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£5,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Organising and movement building for Fair Immigration Reform
£22,500 18/01/2023
Migrants Organise is a shared organising platform for refugees and migrants acting together for justice. This grant supports the employment of core staff to organise migrants and refugees, building ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Migrants in Culture, Design Services for a Migrant Movement 2022-24
£60,000 28/11/2022
Migrants Organise bring immigration detainees and communities together to create and perform powerful music, increase wellbeing, and change attitudes to migrants. This grant will provide core funding ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women's Group Activities
£9,900 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to provide wellbeing sessions and social activities for women from the refugee and migrant community. The project aims to support interaction opportunities and maintain ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£55,000 11/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £55,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 5 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. Migrants Organise provide infrastructure support for migrant and ....more
Trust for London - Migrants Organise Ltd
£3,000 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.06.2020-8620
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£280,000 19/03/2022
Core costs
London Catalyst - Migrants Organise Ltd - 3
£1,750 08/02/2022
Hardship Fund
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£5,000 25/01/2022
A restricted grant of £5,000 towards the Coventry Refugee Action Group's "Still We Rise" podcast project. Coventry Refugee Action Group is a grassroots, migrants-led activist group based ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Still We Rise podcast
£4,500 18/01/2022
12
Migrants Organise is a shared organising platform for refugees and migrants acting together for justice. This grant supports the production of Still We Rise, a podcast created by the grassroots ....more
Justice Together Initiative - Mind the gap: migrants organise for immigration advice
£350,000 30/11/2021
Work that builds on migrant’s organise longstanding migrant led approach, extensive grassroots network and recent OISC level 3 registration to; Improve advice journeys; Strengthen sector capacity, ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£50,000 19/10/2021
An unrestricted grant of £50,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 5 years). Migrants Organise provide infrastructure support for migrant and refugee organising and movement building for ....more
Wates Foundation - Afghan Refugee Support - NWF 2021
£5,000 14/10/2021
Funding to support a full-time OISC level 2 caseworker to provide high quality specialist advice and accompany 70 marginalised/excluded refugees and asylum seekers.
Sport England - TGC CF Migrant Womens Rights Group
£6,000 23/07/2021
11
The project will deliver a programme of activity over 6 months for up to 40 women aged 16-25 who are asylum seekers and victims of gender based violence.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Organising and movement building for Fair Immigration Reform
£375,000 08/03/2021
Migrants Organise is a shared organising platform for refugees and migrants acting together for justice. This grant supports the employment of core staff to organise migrants and refugees, building ....more
Trust for London - Migrants Organise Ltd
£90,000 07/10/2020
36
The funding is for the provision of infrastructure training of migrants and refugees and platform for strategic, joined up campaigns to engage with the media and the general public to influence ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Migrants Organise Ltd
£20,000 30/09/2020
6
Enable Migrants Organise to fund emergency accommodation and provide mental health support in response to needs arising from the pandemic.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£15,000 02/09/2020
towards support for 80 vulnerable migrants with a NRPF condition and complex mental health needs who are/have been street homeless/destitute as outlined in your application
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Migrants Organise
£13,300 23/07/2020
Grant to Migrants Organise meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards the Migrant's Women's Rights Project
£45,000 14/07/2020
Migrants Organise provides a grass roots platform where migrants and refugees connect, build common ground and organise for dignity and justice for all.This is a three year restricted grant to the ....more
Trust for London - Migrants Organise Ltd
£18,500 05/05/2020
3
The funding is for remote transformative holistic support for 100 women, the majority of whom are asylum seeking single mothers who have experienced trafficking and gender-based violence. We will ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£25,000 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£5,000 17/04/2020
A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£14,175 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £14,175, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
Crisis UK - Grant to Migrants Organise
£5,000 09/04/2020
Food, for destitute and undocumented migrants in Unsupported Temporary Accommodation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 01/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
£17,647 01/04/2020
36
This grant stream is for the provision of post-arrival services to arrivals under these schemes through tariff/per capita payments. At present the majority of arrivals are being supported by local ....more
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£150,000 10/02/2020
36
For general support of a charity organizing in migrant communities to bring about equality of access to services including healthcare
Greater London Authority - Grant to 'Migrants Organise'
£5,000 10/12/2019
European Outreach Grant
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£105,000 28/11/2019
36
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Organising for Change
£276,480 31/10/2019
59
Organising for Change
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Promote the Migrant Vote
£7,500 21/10/2019
2
to fund a public voter registration drive that encourages migrant and BAME communities to register
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building a Fair Immigration Reform Movement
£45,000 14/10/2019
12
To support a grassroots national campaign for fair immigration reform, and to explore how to build an immigration rights movement led and designed by the people affected by these policies.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£20,000 10/10/2019
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years) . Migrants Organise aims to support integration in London for migrants and refugees by building the capacity of ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£200,000 18/06/2019
48
Towards unrestricted core costs to support grassroots organising, advocacy, and leadership in the migrant and refugee sector leading to better integration and a coherent national campaign for fair ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Voice (particiants will decide a name)
£9,710 23/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to develop a support programme for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to enable users to become more active members of their communities.
Home Office - Community Sponsorship Micro Grants 2019-20
£2,500 01/04/2019
To deliver projects that build upon existing arrangements or introduce newapproaches to improving integration and/or build capacity for assisting othercommunity sponsorship groups. It is expected ....more
DCMS - Women Side by Side
£24,042 01/02/2019
The project responds to shortages in practical mental health support and services for migrant and refugee women. We will develop peer to peer support for women living in Greater London, who ....more
Home Office - Community Sponsorship Micro Grants 2018-19
£7,500 19/12/2018
To deliver projects that build upon existing arrangements or introduce newapproaches to improving integration and/or build capacity for assisting othercommunity sponsorship groups. It is expected ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£300,100 14/11/2018
60
£300,100 over five years (£60,000; £56,700; £59,000; £61,100; £63,300) towards the costs of the CEO, Advocacy Organiser, toolkit development and associated running costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Migrants Organise
£75,000 10/10/2018
36
Migrants Organise is requesting funding to support local residents affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy to access appropriate housing, health and other community support services to enable them to ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£20,000 03/07/2018
£20,000 towards core costs. Migrants Organise aims to support integration in London for migrants and refugees by building the capacity of migrant and refugee leaders. It combines service provision, ....more
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£100,000 02/12/2017
36
National Migrant Community Organising Programme
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Migrants Organise
£75,000 28/11/2017
36
Migrants Organise provides infrastructure, campaigning & direct services for migrant & refugee communities. Its New Beginning programme provides befriending, mentoring, advocacy & support ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - The Women on the Move Awards 2018-19
£20,000 17/11/2017
16
Prepare for and run two sets of Awards,and put the event on a more sustainable footing.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Exceptional one off grant contribution to core costs
£60,000 12/07/2017
12
To provide additional support to migrant and refugee communities, leaders and local residents in the aftermath of Grenfell Tower fire.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migrants Organise
£10,000 04/07/2017
£10,000 towards core costs. Migrants Organise aims to support integration in London for migrants and refugees by building the capacity of migrant and refugee leaders. It combines service provision, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migrants Organise Ltd
£58,000 26/06/2017
24
Towards core costs, for an organisation undertaking migrant organising and leadership development.
Trust for London - Migrants Organise Ltd
£28,364 02/03/2017
12
The funding is to second a senior member of staff into the GLA's Social Integration team.The secondee will work on the Citizenship and Integration Initiative, specifically on the Civic Engagement ....more
Tedworth Charitable Trust - RBKC Welcome Committee
£5,000 09/12/2016
For use by the RBKC Welcome Committee towards housing costs of newly arrived refugees in Kensington and Chelsea.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Migrant and refugee community organising
£180,000 18/07/2016
48
Migrants Organise aims to trial its new model of community organising in four regions of the UK. It will identify, train and mentor 100 migrant and refugee leaders in community organising and ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Migrants and Refugees Acting for Justice
£10,000 26/04/2016
£10,000 towards core costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum
£90,000 04/12/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Coordinator at the 'New Beginnings' project, providing support services to refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum
£75,000 12/11/2014
The MRCF provides infrastructure, campaigning and direct services for migrant and refugee communities. Its New Beginning programme provides befriending, mentoring, advocacy and support for refugees, ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Women on the Move Awards
£20,000 27/05/2014
Women on the Move Awards
AB Charitable Trust - Supporting integration of migrants and refugees
£10,000 29/04/2014
£10,000 towards core costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Women on the Move Awards (formerly Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Awards)
£5,000 23/10/2013
Women on the Move Awards (formerly Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Awards)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum
£20,000 12/09/2013
towards one year's salary of a Project Support Worker at a mentoring project for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in west London
AB Charitable Trust - Supporting integration of migrants and refugees
£10,000 23/04/2013
£10,000 towards core costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Awards
£5,000 07/12/2012
Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Awards
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum
£23,100 03/02/2011
the cost of activities, training and support sessions for mentors and mentees in its Transforming Lives Mental Health Mentoring Support Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69
  • KYLE SAWHNEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Data Scientist
  • LORRAINE GILBERT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Resident Involvement Manager
  • MARZENA ZUKOWSKA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • MOHAMAD REZA KHALESI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Partner Consultant
  • RAYAN FAKHOURY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister
  • ROZ PENDLEBURY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Psychotherapist
  • SIMON LLOYD CUFF DR Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/1999, number: 1077116
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/11/1998, number: 03673737
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 23 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

196 Freston Road
LONDON
W10 6TT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF MIGRANT AND REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS CHARITABLE IN LAW AS THE CHARITY SHALL DECIDE, IN PARTICULAR BY: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT(B) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SAID MIGRANT AND REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES (C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (D) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH (E) SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT(F) THE PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND THE CULTIVATION OF A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY(G) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING THE SAID MIGRANT AND REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED< AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3.1.1 SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS), CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA BUT ALSO IN ANY OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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