The five charities below have been added to my taxpayer audits. You can find the latest totals in each link:
The bill for the following is £1,940,120:
Asha North Staffordshire (£861,080, 2021-25)
“We provide support and promote social inclusion for asylum seekers and refugees”, reads the website of Asha, which says it helps more than “900 people from 74 different countries” each year. Asha offers asylum guidance, English lessons for asylum seekers and a children’s club, as well as partnering with taxpayer-funded Refugee Action for “access to Legal Aid, housing and benefits.”
Asylum Justice (£622,040, 2021-25)
Asylum Justice is “the only organisation in Wales and one of the last remaining in the U.K. to provide specialist immigration advice and representation, up to and including court level, to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants.” This includes legal support to “Challenge unjust decisions and avoid wrongful removal or destitution.”
In addition to its taxpayer-funded grants, the service has had support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Tudor Trust, Lloyds Bank Foundation, AB Charitable Trust and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Caras Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Ltd (£170,350, 2021-25)
Caras describes itself as “a leading refugee charity in South West London” that provides “firm foundations for new-arrival asylum seekers to build happy and successful lives.”
It runs ESOL programmes, a weekly computer class and an employability programme, in addition to a coffee afternoon in partnership with Tara Theatre. Tara Theatre, which has blocked me on X, received £573,000 from taxpayers between 2021-25.
DASH (Destitute Asylum Seekers Huddersfield) (£177,990, 2021-25)
The DASH website (listed on the Charity Commission) no longer works, and the charity is now called Immigration and Asylum Support Kirklees (IASK). In 2025 IASK posted on Instagram “Over the past year, we’ve provided legal advice and consultations over a thousand times, assisting clients with their asylum, appeals and immigration matters.”
It offers a wide range of support for asylum seekers including an “in-house Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) Level 2 and IAAS Accredited case worker” and a “highly trained team” to assist clients with welfare support, as well as asylum guides. Check out the full list here.
Migrant Empowerment Group (£108,660, 2021-25)
MEG works “to adequately address the awareness on migrant’s issues and helping those from marginal groups such as Asylum Seekers and Refugees for their integration within their local communities and in the UK’s society.”
It offers ESOL classes (“and French sessions course”), “short term individual, relationship or couple counselling sessions”, “Art, Culture and Heritage Sessions” and many other services. Its projects include “Miss Humanity Cameroon” (not sure what that’s all about!)
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