Immigration Law Practitioners' Association Limited
Analysis
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02350422). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association Limited reported income of £755k and spending of £780k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £552k to £755k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belz Israel Charitable Trust (£755k), Hull Women's Aid (£755k) and Kings Church Darlington (£755k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 6.6%, investments 1.8% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £98k. Reserves of £82k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 6.6%
- Charitable activities 90%
- Trading 1.5%
- Investments 1.8%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
ILPA is a professional association with 1000 members individuals and organisations practicing in all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law. ILPA's main aims are to promote and improve the advice and representation of immigrants, to disseminate information on developments in the law and to secure a just and equitable system of immigration, asylum and nationality law practice.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Belz Israel Charitable Trust | London | £755k |
| Hull Women's Aid | Hull | £755k |
| Kings Church Darlington | County Durham | £755k |
| Ceo Sleepout | Stockton On Tees | £756k |