LAW CENTRES FEDERATION

Charity number: 1088588
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve charitable need and financial hardship, provide assistance to Law Centres and encourage the formation of Law Centres in the United Kingdom. To advance the education of the public by assisting Law Centres in improving knowledge and practice of the law, and administration of justice in areas of the law which are of particular concern to poor people and directed to the relief of poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,096,978

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Donations and legacies £125.49k
Charitable activities £965.74k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £478
Other £5.27k

Total expenditure:
£1,064,592

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Raising funds £50.85k
Charitable activities £1.01m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

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 £50.85k
Charitable expenditure £1.01m
Retained for future use £32.39k

People

10 Employee(s)

16 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LAW CENTRES NETWORK (Working name)
  • LCF (Working name)
  • LCN (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds 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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HELEN CLAIRE DARBY ROGERS Chair 18 April 2012
None on record
Thomas Christopher Stephens Trustee 22 November 2024
None on record
Miriam Celina Smith-Ihionvien Trustee 22 November 2024
PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
Received: On time
David Jackson Trustee 22 November 2024
SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES
Received: On time
Professor Gareth Thomas Trustee 22 November 2024
EASTERN LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST
Received: On time
NICHOLAS EUGENE WHITTINGHAM Trustee 22 November 2024
CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000 LTD
Received: On time
Mark Clifton Weights Trustee 24 November 2023
None on record
Sagar Kantilal Shah Trustee 24 November 2023
None on record
Emma Stradling Trustee 02 December 2022
None on record
Lydia Elizabeth Nash Trustee 02 December 2022
None on record
Modupe Ayodeji Michael Fawole Trustee 02 December 2022
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS' NETWORK NORTH EAST
Received: On time
Victor Carmelle Alphonso McAllister Trustee 02 December 2022
None on record
Ngaryan Higham Trustee 06 November 2020
None on record
Peter David Kandler Trustee 09 December 2019
None on record
Professor Sara Jean Mary Chandler Trustee 08 July 2019
None on record
Pamela Monica Robotham Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.53m £4.57m £1.06m £912.59k £1.10m
Total expenditure £1.68m £4.42m £1.23m £1.07m £1.06m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £723.85k £3.37m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £111.34k £288.28k £159.85k £169.24k £125.49k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.40m £4.25m £893.97k £728.69k £965.74k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £49 £105 £37 £169 £478
Income - Other £23.47k £34.24k £3.75k £14.49k £5.27k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.65m £4.40m £1.19m £1.03m £1.01m
Expenditure - Raising funds £27.21k £29.48k £37.45k £43.48k £50.85k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £14.08k £14.99k £11.36k £28.22k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £3.45m £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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £4.13k £2.95k £2.25k £1.05k £224
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £800.49k £730.43k £574.89k £439.82k £507.63k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £343.40k £126.39k £139.67k £160.05k £194.65k

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 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/10/1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/07/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/04/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/11/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 NOV 2016 as amended on 08 Nov 2019 as amended on 08 Nov 2019 as amended on 08 Nov 2019 as amended on 15 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND IN SO DOING PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LAW CENTRES AND ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF LAW CENTRES IN TH UNITED KINGDOM. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING LAW CENTRES IN IMPROVING AND DIFFUSING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND THE PRACTICE OF THE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, HAVING REGARD ESPECIALLY TO THOSE AREAS OF THE LAW WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO POOR PEOPLE OR ARE DIRECTED TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
1 Lady Hale Gate
Gray's Inn
LONDON
WC1X 8BS
Phone:
020 36371330
Email:
info@lawcentres.org.uk
Website:

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