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Asylum Aid · London, UK

Asylum Aid Annual Report 2024

Asylum Aid's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 shows how the charity provided legal representation to 246 people seeking protection in the UK, including 108 children and young people, 82 survivors of trafficking and/or torture and 22 stateless people. 96% of judicial review cases brought for its clients had positive outcomes, and it worked with partners and clients to challenge the Safety of Rwanda Act, which the new government committed to repeal. The report also covers its move into a new Trauma Centre with the Helen Bamber Foundation, welfare advice for 764 people in Westminster, and a Peer Review rating of 1 (excellent) from the Legal Aid Agency.

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Asylum Aid is a leading provider of high-quality legal representation to people with complex cases seeking asylum in the UK. For more than 30 years it has worked with survivors of trafficking and torture, stateless people, unaccompanied children and other vulnerable people to help them gain legal protection. Since 2020 it has been part of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group.

Key Metrics

246 clients who received immigration legal representation in 2024
108 children and young people (aged up to 25) supported to seek protection
96% of judicial review cases brought on behalf of clients resulted in positive outcomes

Key Outcomes

  • Following Asylum Aid's litigation, the government committed to repealing the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.
  • Its welfare advice team provided vital support to 764 individuals in Westminster.
  • Secured protection for 16 survivors of trafficking and/or torture, and received a rare Peer Review rating of 1 (excellent) from the Legal Aid Agency.

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities