DISABILITY LAW SERVICE

Charity Number: 280805
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Disability Law Service provides a high quality legal service for disabled people, their families, enablers and carers. Charity also provides specialist information and advice and training to other disability organisations and service providers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income:
£850,126

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Donations and legacies £123.89k
Charitable activities £726.24k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£844,684

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Raising funds £21.59k
Charitable activities £823.10k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £193,822 from 5 government contract(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £21.59k
Charitable expenditure £823.10k
Retained for future use £5.44k

People

15 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE DISABILITY LAW SERVICE (Working name)
  • NETWORK FOR THE HANDICAPPED LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01408520 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Newbery Trustee 14 February 2024
None on record
Helen Julia Madeleine McFatridge Trustee 06 May 2022
None on record
Eleanor Hassall Trustee 06 May 2022
None on record
Edward John Richards Trustee 30 June 2020
None on record
Vijay Samtani Trustee 06 April 2016
MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED
Received: On time
DR ALEXANDER WOOLFSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £572.45k £623.87k £655.76k £849.60k £850.13k
Total expenditure £552.52k £593.70k £668.89k £716.17k £844.68k
Income from government contracts £117.48k N/A £135.14k £278.27k £193.82k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £201.56k £211.09k £186.41k £265.30k £123.89k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £369.48k £405.64k £469.07k £584.30k £726.24k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £1.41k £7.14k £279 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £538.12k £576.61k £648.74k £694.72k £823.10k
Expenditure - Raising funds £14.41k £17.09k £20.16k £21.44k £21.59k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £5.37k £8.77k £5.91k £5.91k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Own use assets £6.87k £6.80k £4.30k £5.35k £3.85k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £262.79k £331.28k £305.78k £454.92k £479.86k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £26.62k £64.86k £49.99k £66.75k £84.76k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 19 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 19 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 18 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 18 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 22 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 14 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 14 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

INCORPORATED 11/01/1979 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/01/1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/10/1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/03/2002 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/01/2011 as amended on 21 Apr 2020

Charitable objects

For the public benefit and for general charitable purposes according to the laws of England and Wales and in particular, but not exclusively, for the promotion of equality, diversity, independence, and health of disabled people including, but not exclusively, by way of: the provision of free legal and other advice to disabled people; the provision of free legal representation for disabled people; the provision of free legal and other advice to those in poverty where to do so is part of a wider project that benefits disabled people; advocating for changes in law or policy or the way in which they are implemented where to do so will advance the interests of disabled people; the education of others about disabled people.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Disability Law Service
17 Oval Way
London
SE11 5RR
Phone:
02077919800
Email:
advice@dls.org.uk
Website:

www.dls.org.uk Open in new window