ASSIST Sheffield (£433,390, 2021-25)
ASSIST Sheffield helps “some of the most marginalised people living in Sheffield”, which it defines as including “people who have been unsuccessful in their applications for asylum” (one wonders why). ASSIST Sheffield is one of many charities that refers to asylum seekers as “people seeking sanctuary” (the new trendy term), writing “Our vision is for all people seeking sanctuary in Sheffield to live life with dignity and hope for the future.”
On its website it has published an “anti-racism statement” and writes “No human being is illegal”. It also links to other support networks, such as The Asylum Journey (which provides information on legal advice, financial support and housing and accommodation, among other things) and Right to Remain, which offers a toolkit covering “different stages of the asylum and immigration process”:
Asylum Link Merseyside (£95,550, 2021-25)
“We offer practical help, trusted advice, and a welcoming community to people seeking asylum, while helping build understanding and connection across Merseyside”, says Asylum Link Merseyside on its website. The charity offers free advice on “asylum processes, housing support, help with accessing essential services, social activities, and advocacy.” In July its staff marched at Pride Liverpool where they held a sign reading “NO BORDERS BETWEEN US”…
… as well as posting the trans/ asexuality flag:
Borderlands (South West) Ltd (£225,290, 2021-25)
Bristol-based Borderlands is a charity “that exists to work with refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants to help them from exclusion to belonging.” Its website caters to many different languages:
The charity boasts that in 2024-25, “509 referrals were supported through our English classes” and “150 gathered at Borderlands each week for a hot, nutritious meal”. Last year the charity took part in a protest “to call on the Government to focus on compassion not cruelty.”
Refugee Support (Devon) Ltd (£488,850, 2021-25)
“NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL”, reads a post on the website of Refugee Support Devon, whose “mission is to better support the evolving needs of our clients by strengthening our organisational resilience.” It is “proud to be part of the South West Immigration Alliance” (funded by the Justice Together Initiative), which “aims to develop a more coordinated, collaborative, and sustainable legal advice ecosystem that better supports people needing immigration & asylum advice” and is “funded through to 2029.”
In March it was in Westminster for what it called “the Mass Lobby for Migrant Rights”:
Task Force Trust (£144,390, 2025)
Task Force is the charity behind “the Action Asylum project; a national initiative connecting asylum seekers with local communities, volunteering together to improve their neighbourhood and the environment.”
Action Asylum says it connects “people seeking asylum with local communities – through environmental volunteering”:
Earlier this month charity staff attended “Rooted Resistance, Collective Power, a two-day movement-building summit for groups working at the intersection of climate, migrant and racial justice.” Action Asylum also held a Parliamentary launch in June, “bringing together volunteers, Ambassadors, Project Leads, refugee and environmental sector partners, MPs and peers to mark the project’s expansion to ten cities.”
It also receives funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Total taxpayer funding going towards these five charities over the last five available tax years =
£1,387,470
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