Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 16
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +16
Overall GiG Score: 27 ?

GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT

Advice casework representation for people subject to immigration control.Support groups affected by immigration control e.g. the destitute, women, unaccompanied children/young people.Raising awareness, improving understanding and practice, providing training, workshops, and events. Work with others to secure/develop advice provision Campaign to support people under threat of deportation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£1,603£1,411£192£0£1,388£1,35211.53420
31/03/22£1,236£1,051£185£0£1,196£1,18113.5286
31/03/21£1,262£889£374£0£1,011£96613250
31/03/20£1,027£915£112£0£637£6248.2253
31/03/19£998£979£19£0£525£4755.82930
31/03/18£938£937£0£0£506£4806.1290
31/03/17£938£908£29£0£505£4826.4290
31/03/16*£757£733£25£0£476£4597.5230
31/03/15£627£602£25£10£451£4378.7210
31/03/14£573£576£-3£8£426£4108.5140
31/03/13*£500£524£-23£8£429£4169.5140
31/03/12£534£453£81£6£452£40510.7130
31/03/11£539£440£98£5£371£3579.7130
31/03/10£621£504£118£7£273£2626.2130
31/03/09£495£489£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 11.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years
(31 years as a company)

www.gmiau.org

info@gmiau.org

01617407722

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

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
Access to Justice Foundation£645,128
National Lottery Community Fund£594,164
Justice Together Initiative£486,437
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£438,800
Esmee Fairbairn£395,212
The Legal Education Foundation£338,688
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation£161,800
Henry Smith Charity£160,100
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£40,000 14/03/2024
An unrestricted grant of £40,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit provides specialist legal immigration advice and representation to ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Lives Through Advice Grant
£500,000 01/03/2024
The Improving Lives Through Advice programme is made possible by a £30 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. Working in partnership with the ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Children, young people and families affected by the Hostile Environment
£210,000 27/11/2023
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) ensures access to justice for people who have been trafficked, tortured or are survivors of conflict and persecution. This grant supports GMIAU to ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT
£199,912 06/09/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to support children in, and leaving care with unresolved immigration status and to influence Local Authority practice
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2023
£99,768 25/05/2023
A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 10
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£40,000 25/04/2023
An unrestricted grant of £40,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit provides specialist legal immigration advice and representation to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Preventing Crisis Connecting Communities
£299,507 16/02/2023
This funding will enable Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit to support people from across Greater Manchester and the North-West to seek free legal immigration advice and representation. It will ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT
£6,300 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Advocacy, policy and influencing on issues important to young people who have migrated
£6,800 18/01/2023
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) exists to advise, support, represent and campaign with people subject to immigration control. Through this grant GMIAU will use a range of approaches ....more
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to GMIAU
£10,800 19/10/2022
Towards cost of living crisis
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
£39,178 23/05/2022
The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Spring Grants Round 2022
£10,950 30/03/2022
The 2022 Spring Grants Round aims to support the provision pro bono provision throughout the UK, at a regional and/or local level.
MACC - Caring & Sharing Rochdale
£820 21/01/2022
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Equal Education Chances
£1,180 07/01/2022
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Supporting People In Need
£640 07/01/2022
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - The Eagle's Wing
£720 17/12/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Women Asylum Seekers Together
£1,760 17/12/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£126,000 23/07/2021
Towards expansion of the policy and advocacy team
The Legal Education Foundation - Access to immigration advice in North West England
£150,000 07/07/2021
Strengthening the infrastructure of GMIAU to underpin a collaborative, strategic approach to transforming access to immigration legal advice in the north west of England.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£20,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). GMIAU offers free legal advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children and ....more
Justice Together Initiative - Access to immigration advice in North West England
£486,437 20/04/2021
Building the foundations of a collaborative, strategic approach to transforming access to immigration legal advice in the north west of England. This includes strengthening GMIAU's structure; and ....more
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£25,000 05/08/2020
Towards legal support for asylum claims in Merseyside
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£5,998 24/07/2020
Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£189,000 22/07/2020
36
Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards unrestricted core costs to support separated migrant children in care and leaving care through legal case work and challenge to local and national government ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£95,000 16/07/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Advocacy, policy and influencing on issues important to young people who have migrated
£202,000 13/07/2020
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) exists to advise, support, represent and campaign with people subject to immigration control. Through this grant GMIAU will use a range of approaches ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£20,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). GMIAU offers free legal advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children ....more
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.
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2020
£88,920 13/03/2020
A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 7.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting People, Preventing Crisis
£294,657 12/12/2019
36
Funding will go towards a programme aimed at supporting vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers. The group aim is to provide services as well as give support and advocacy to asylum seekers and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£160,100 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Asylum Support Housing Advice service', providing support and advice to asylum seekers at risk of homelessness in North West England
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£20,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). GMIAU offers free legal advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children ....more
Comic Relief - Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit Sustainability Fund
£50,000 25/07/2018
6
Following work they did last year with TSIP (The Social Innovation Partnership) they have already identified the two key areas they need to develop to aid sustainability. Firstly the most significant ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Bridging the Gap
£123,000 09/07/2018
24
This grant will support the organisation to explore a collaborative service model for care leavers with insecure immigration status.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Family Reunion project
£9,800 27/03/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide training to local organisations and volunteers to support them in a refugee family reunion project. The project aims to increase access to advice, support and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 06/02/2018
24
Asylum Support Housing Advice
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£71,489 25/09/2017
36
The charity delivers much needed social care support alongside its legal casework service supporting asylum seekers and refugees as they transition through the immigration process.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Convening Support
£4,400 06/01/2017
12
Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit to support convening activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£73,800 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of a project in Manchester providing support to refused asylum seekers
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Northern Guardianship Programme
£60,000 28/11/2016
12
GMIAU will co-design an advocacy service model with unaccompanied migrant children and young people and with service providers in Manchester and Sheffield. This will involve a comprehensive mapping ....more
Comic Relief - Somewhere To Go
£117,408 30/09/2015
36
Evidence suggests that the number of women in the UK who have experienced trafficking, domestic violence, rape and honour-based violence are rising, and this is reflected within Greater Manchester ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£35,000 18/09/2015
12
over one year towards the salary of a development worker to support the set up of the new Greater Manchester Law Centre and help devise a new sustainable model for its work
AB Charitable Trust - Advise and support refugees
£25,000 26/06/2015
£25,000 towards Asylum Support Housing Advice (ASHA) project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
£71,489 12/11/2014
The charity delivers much needed social care support alongside its legal casework service supporting asylum seekers and refugees as they transition through the immigration process.
AB Charitable Trust - Legal Rights for Refugees
£15,000 21/10/2014
£15,000 towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - GMIAU Leadership Project
£10,000 30/07/2014
12
Not Available
AB Charitable Trust - Family Reunion Support for Refugees
£10,000 22/01/2013
£10,000 towards Family Reunion Support for Refugees
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-64
  • AMY LYTHGOE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Project Manager
  • ANUM AHMED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Dental Hygienist
  • CHRIS HARROP Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Group Sustainability Director
  • JUDITH NYANJOWA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Violence Reduction Alliance Facilitator
  • KARL TONKS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • LISA JOWREY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Communal Services Manager
  • MOHAMMED HAIMED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Royal Mail Worker
  • STEVEN ERROL GRANT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Assistant Director Of Human Resources
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2008, number: 1123908
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/07/1993, number: 02838845
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 0 days late,
Main office

GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID
1 DELAUNAYS ROAD
MANCHESTER
M8 4QS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST IMMIGRANTS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION LEGAL AND OTHER SERVICES

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED IN PRACTICE GREATER MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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