South Wales Law Centre

Charity Number: 1140949
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The South Wales Law Centre, t/a The Speakeasy Law Centre, aims to relieve poverty and distress in S Wales. The Speakeasy Law Centre provides free legal advice regarding debts and problems with welfare benefits, housing and employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £293,759
Total expenditure: £316,500

Total income includes £132,072 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cardiff
  • Vale Of Glamorgan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 March 2011: Standard registration
  • 25 January 2012: Funds received from 1019973 ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Speakeasy Law Centre (Working name)
  • ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST (Previous name)
  • FIRSTFRUITS (Previous name)
  • SPEAKEASY ADVICE CENTRE (Previous name)
  • THE JUNCTION (Previous name)
  • THE SPEAKEASY ADVICE CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
07550894 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joseph Philip Rhys KELLY Trustee 02 May 2025
None on record
MADELINE ROSE REES Trustee 10 February 2023
None on record
CHRISTINA JOY KIO-BENNETT Trustee 10 February 2023
None on record
DAVID HORTON Trustee 12 June 2020
None on record
Nkini Pulei Trustee 23 June 2016
None on record
JOHN HARRINGTON LOOSEMORE Trustee 01 April 2011
None on record
STEPHEN GALE WILLIAMS Trustee 13 March 2011
THE SALT TRUST
Received: On time
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN WALES
Received: On time
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN
Received: On time

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 £270.95k £441.23k £371.08k £347.43k £293.76k
Total expenditure £244.27k £373.28k £338.97k £357.95k £316.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £86.27k £127.29k £126.09k £139.33k £132.07k

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 11 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 August 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 03/03/2011 as amended on 17 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH WALES BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

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

CARDIFF BLAENAU GWENT RHONDDA CYNON TAFF MERTHYR TYDFIL

Contact information

Address:
Speakeasy Law Centre
166 Richmond Road
Cardiff
CF24 3BX
Phone:
02920453111
Email:
warren.palmer@speakeasy.cymru
Website:

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