HACKNEY COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE

Charity number: 1016171
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's objects and its principal activity continues to be that of providing free accessible legal advice and representation to the local community in London Borough of Hackney.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£696,856

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Donations and legacies £7.43k
Charitable activities £641.39k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £48.03k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£580,991

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £580.99k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £296,880 from 1 government contract(s) and £148,000 from 1 government grant(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 £0
Charitable expenditure £580.99k
Retained for future use £115.87k

People

10 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Hackney

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HACKNEY LAW CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
02662363 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • Investment
  • 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
IAN RATHBONE Chair
CHATS PALACE LIMITED
Charity reporting is overdue by 81 days
Faruk Tinaz Trustee 02 October 2024
WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
THOMAS HENRY GEORGE STOATE Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record
Ian Jeffrey Browne Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record
DENIZ OGUZKANLI Trustee 21 May 2015
None on record
VICTOR ALPHONSO MCALLISTER Trustee 31 July 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £872.85k £622.33k £593.82k £684.72k £696.86k
Total expenditure £509.00k £530.00k £559.69k £498.47k £580.99k
Income from government contracts £440.67k £323.14k £349.37k £357.36k £296.88k
Income from government grants £115.00k £284.78k £228.59k £297.21k £148.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £22.41k £13.80k £10.34k £12.71k £7.43k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £849.29k £607.92k £577.96k £654.57k £641.39k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.15k £620 £5.52k £17.43k £48.03k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £508.95k £529.50k £559.69k £498.47k £580.99k
Expenditure - Raising funds £50 £500 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £4.00k £4.10k £4.30k £4.30k
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 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £11.81k £8.53k £0 £6.43k £5.48k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £6.40k £0 £0
Other assets £1.09m £1.23m £1.24m £1.44m £1.56m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £22.01k £62.30k £34.23k £52.59k £57.81k

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 2025 22 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 November 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH NOVEMBER 1991, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 24TH NOVEMBER 1992 AND 15 MARCH 2004 as amended on 12 Apr 2024 as amended on 12 Apr 2024

Charitable objects

The objects (the Objects) of the Charity are: 3.1.1 to relieve the poverty of persons who are resident, working or studying in the London Borough of Hackney and Greater London (the designated area), with priority to be given to those resident, working or studying in the London Borough of Hackney by providing such persons, and in exceptional circumstances, persons outside the designated area, with legal services which they could not otherwise obtain due to lack of means; 3.1.2 to advance the education of persons resident, working or studying in the London Borough of Hackney; 3.1.3 to advance any charitable purposes beneficial to the community for persons resident, working or studying in the London Borough of Hackney.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
Hackney Law Centre
8 Lower Clapton Road
London
E5 0PD
Phone:
02089855236
Email:
admin@hclc.org.uk
Website:

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