IRMO – Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation

What IRMO – Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation does

IRMO is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1080813, Company No. 3931483) founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lambeth, South London. It provides wrap-around community services to Latin Americans and other Spanish and Portuguese speakers living in the UK, delivered in a trilingual model. Its core offering is organised across four service areas: Advice (confidential casework on immigration, welfare benefits, housing, and healthcare access); Education, Training and Employment (English language/ESOL classes, employment support, and a structured volunteering scheme); Children and Young People (a youth programme including the Latin American Youth Forum/LAYF and the Access to Education campaign for 5–19 year-olds); and Advocacy, Research and Campaigns (structural-influencing work, including chairing the Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK/CLAUK and leading the Fix the Five Basics campaign via the Better TA Alliance).

The organization's underlying technology consists of standard nonprofit service delivery infrastructure — multilingual web presence (English, Spanish, Portuguese), basic online registration via Google Forms, and social/WhatsApp channels for community outreach. It does not operate a proprietary software product, SaaS platform, or AI/ML system. Distribution is hybrid: in-person services at the Lambeth centre (Unit 9, Warwick House, Overton Road, SW9 7JP), supplemented by virtual/remote advice and outreach events such as Chagas disease testing drop-ins.

IRMO's revenue model is that of a registered charity: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with income derived from charitable foundations, government grants, and donations. Funders include Trust for London, City Bridge Foundation, Baring Foundation, and the Bell Foundation. The organization employs approximately 30–47 staff (firmographic 47; operational commentary indicates fewer than 30 paid staff) supported by 63 volunteers, and serves over 4,000 people per year. It is accredited by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to provide immigration advice and is a Living Wage Employer.

Name

IRMO – Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation

Legal name

Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation

Website

https://irmo.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IRMO is a London-based registered charity founded in 1982 that delivers free, trilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) advice, education, youth, and advocacy services to Latin Americans and Spanish/Portuguese speakers in the UK, serving over 4,000 beneficiaries annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants and Donations: IRMO is a registered charity that operates primarily through funding from charitable foundations, government grants, and public donations to support its community services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IRMO is a community-led charity providing free, wrap-around support services to Latin Americans and other Spanish and Portuguese speakers living in the UK. Its core offering spans confidential advice on immigration, welfare benefits, housing and healthcare; English language (ESOL) classes, vocational training and employment support; a children and young people programme including the Latin American Youth Forum; and advocacy, research and campaigns addressing structural inequalities through coalitions such as CLAUK and LATAF.

Product overview

IRMO is a community-led charity offering a portfolio of interconnected wrap-around services for Latin Americans and other Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the UK. The core offering is organised into four service areas: (1) Advice Services covering immigration, welfare benefits, housing, and healthcare access; (2) Education, Training and Employment featuring English (ESOL) classes, employment support, and a volunteering scheme; (3) a Children and Young People Programme including the Latin American Youth Forum (LAYF/SPACE), an Access to Education campaign, and family support; and (4) Advocacy, Research and Campaigns encompassing IRMO-led initiatives such as the Latin American Temporary Accommodation Forum (LATAF) and the Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK), alongside community health events (Chagas testing, El Terceiro Lugar support group). IRMO does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform — all services are delivered in-person and through community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Latin American Temporary Accommodation Forum (LATAF): A new initiative aimed at bringing together organisations supporting Latin American communities living in temporary accommodation in South London.
• Latin American Youth Forum (LAYF)
• Access to Education Campaign

Products and services

• Advice Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting 4,000+ people annually with a small team of under 30 staff and 63 volunteers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bell FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026IRMO has been invited to contribute to the Bell Foundation Conference on 26th June 2026, delivering a session on navigating school access and barriers to education for late arrivals. This is the Bell Foundation's first ever conference.
• Trust for LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026IRMO is working with Trust for London on the development of LATAF (Latin American Temporary Accommodation Forum), a new initiative bringing together organisations supporting Latin American communities in temporary accommodation in South London.
• CLAUK (Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRMO chairs CLAUK, a coalition of Latin American immigrant organisations, initiatives and individuals collaborating to raise awareness about issues affecting Latin American communities, amplifying collective voice and building systemic change through campaigns.
• Better TA AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRMO is part of the Better TA Alliance, a London coalition working to end the temporary accommodation crisis. IRMO leads the local work through the Fix the Five Basics campaign in Lambeth.
• London Communities ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRMO is part of the London Communities Programme, a human rights initiative funded by City Bridge Foundation and Baring Foundation supporting London organisations to strengthen human rights-based approaches.
• Southwark Latin American NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with other organisations through the Southwark Latin American Network for shared resources, best practices, and addressing common challenges.
• Refugee Education UK (REUK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on educational advocacy and supporting migrant children access to education, including participation in legal briefing events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South London Refugee Association: Lambeth-based refugee and migrant support organization operating in IRMO's immediate geography with overlapping services in advice, ESOL, and community support. The most geographically proximate direct peer.
• Praxis Community Projects: London charity offering advice, housing support, and advocacy for refugees and migrants, including Spanish-speaking clients. Competes with IRMO for similar funder pools and beneficiary reach in the capital's migrant services ecosystem.
• Migrants Organise: London-based charity supporting migrants to claim rights through casework, community organizing, and policy advocacy. Shares IRMO's community-led, rights-based approach and operates in the same funder and policy space.
• Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS): London-based charity providing specialist advice, advocacy, and refuge support for Latin American women, including immigration, housing, and domestic abuse. Directly comparable to IRMO as another community-led organization serving the same UK Latin American population.

Broad incumbents

• Refugee Council: The UK's largest refugee charity, offering advice, integration support, and policy advocacy at national scale. Overlaps with IRMO's immigration advice and advocacy work but with substantially broader reach and budget.
• British Red Cross: National humanitarian organization with refugee support services including family reunion, refugee integration, and emergency support. A much larger incumbent operating in the same broad migrant-services space.
• Refugee Action: National charity providing refugee integration, advice, and advocacy services across England. Comparable in wrap-around service mix to IRMO but operating at greater scale and geography.

Regional players

• Doctors of the World UK: UK-wide charity providing healthcare access for vulnerable migrants and refugees through clinics and advocacy. Directly comparable to IRMO's healthcare-access advice service line, though with a UK-wide rather than London-focused footprint.

Emerging players

• Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI): Specialist immigration charity providing legal advice and policy advocacy. Overlaps directly with IRMO's immigration advice service line and operates with greater legal specialism and policy influence.

Others

• NACCOM: UK network of organizations supporting migrants with no recourse to public funds, addressing housing and destitution issues. Thematically adjacent to IRMO's housing and welfare benefits advice work and a potential partner rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IRMOLondon
• Facebookfacebook.com/irmolondon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irmo-indoamerican-refugee-migrant-organisation
• Instagraminstagram.com/irmolondon

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