Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The Aire Centre)

Analysis

Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The Aire Centre) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02824400). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The Aire Centre) reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.9m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The Aire Centre) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of London (£1.9m), Christians in Sport (£1.9m) and The Aurora Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £115k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.