The Fund runs two grants rounds a year in Spring (May) and Autumn (November) to which frontline refugee and asylum services in the London region can apply. In 2026, the Fund estimates it will receive an income of between £50,000 - £55,000 in the form of donations, Gift Aid and the sale of Christmas cards. In the Spring we made grants of just over £26,000 and, based on the generosity of our Donors and Supporters, we hope to match or surpass this figure in our Autumn round.

We ask all our supporters and partners to help us reach that target. 

In the Spring, we were able to provide funds to 28 organisations to enable them to assist destitute asylum seekers with emergency support. For many of the recipients, this was a lifeline. The recipient organisations listed were assisted with grants of up to £950 each for their emergency funds. Grants are capped by the funds available at the time of the awards. The more funds we receive the more organisations and, through them, destitute individual asylum seekers we are able to help. Given the level of conflict in the world to-day coupled with famine and droughts arising from climate change and natural disasters, the extent of need is growing every day. Alongside the adults, we are seeing more and more desperate children who have lost everything, family, homes and friends finding their way alone and unprotected via dangerous routes, to seek safety in Britain.

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In the rare cases when we reject an application, it is normally because it is not felt to contribute directly to the relief of destitution among refugees and asylum seekers in London.