THE PUBLIC LAW PROJECT

Charity Number: 1003342
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The poor and disadvantaged are those most affected by public bodies: access to health care, asylum, benefits and affordable housing depend on decisions of public bodies. Such decisions should be made in accordance with public law. The Public Law Project challenges public bodies and improves decision-making through advice and litigation, research and policy work and training other advisers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£2,127,331

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Donations and legacies £1.67m
Charitable activities £433.48k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £24.12k
Other £30

Total expenditure:
£2,172,022

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Raising funds £102.05k
Charitable activities £2.07m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £14,789 from 1 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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £102.05k
Charitable expenditure £2.07m

People

32 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£90k to £100k 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:
  • Education/training
  • 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
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Senker Chair 01 November 2023
None on record
Flora Alexander Trustee 06 June 2025
None on record
Professor Joseph Tomlinson Trustee 06 June 2025
None on record
Melanie Carter Trustee 06 June 2025
None on record
James Whiting Trustee 06 June 2025
None on record
Khatija Hafesji Trustee 06 June 2025
None on record
Lorynn Demetriades Trustee 12 March 2025
None on record
Hon Saimo Chahal KC Trustee 12 March 2025
THE CLAPHAM SOCIETY
Received: On time
Simon James Fletcher Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Carien Rai Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Ravi Samir Mehta Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Bryan Nott Trustee 09 March 2016
STAGE 2 YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY
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 £1.36m £1.95m £2.04m £1.88m £2.13m
Total expenditure £1.35m £1.39m £1.96m £2.08m £2.17m
Income from government contracts £99.72k £114.40k £0 £19.00k £14.79k
Income from government grants N/A £24.17k £666 N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £993.31k £1.22m £1.41m £1.42m £1.67m
Income - Other trading activities £64.69k £1.56k £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £296.41k £724.67k £616.73k £441.53k £433.48k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.55k £356 £2.99k £18.85k £24.12k
Income - Other £0 £0 £7.18k £134 £30
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.28m £1.34m £1.90m £1.99m £2.07m
Expenditure - Raising funds £65.06k £50.31k £64.05k £95.42k £102.05k
Expenditure - Governance £41.18k £61.75k £57.00k £91.49k £95.70k
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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £66.02k £61.98k £58.37k £77.56k £66.37k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.78m £2.72m £2.77m £2.34m £2.38m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £102.62k £489.17k £453.75k £252.90k £327.57k

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 01 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 November 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On Time
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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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5TH. APRIL 1989, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28TH. MAY 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 2018

Charitable objects

TO SECURE ACCESS TO AND THE BENEFIT AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC LAW AND GOOD ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF THE SAME BUT TO WHOM BY REASON OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE OR DISCRIMINATION, THE SAME ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Public Law Project
The Design Works
93-99 Goswell Road
LONDON
EC1V 7EY
Phone:
020 7843 1260
Email:
contact@publiclawproject.org.uk
Website:

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