LUTON LAW CENTRE

Charity number: 1039998
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Legal services in social welfare law, including advice, casework and representation in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and community care.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £343,793
Total expenditure: £345,581

Total income includes £67,615 from 2 government contract(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

2 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
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 August 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Fiona Carfrae Chair 24 November 2020
None on record
Vijay Krishna Viatla Trustee 07 January 2025
None on record
Claire Melissa Goodwin Trustee 26 February 2024
None on record
Laurence Lane Trustee 08 June 2022
None on record
Jeinsen Lam Trustee 24 November 2020
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 £323.47k £392.54k £352.78k £332.54k £343.79k
Total expenditure £301.52k £309.93k £299.70k £297.93k £345.58k
Income from government contracts £51.44k £44.77k £44.77k £64.62k £67.61k
Income from government grants N/A £11.03k £2.20k N/A N/A

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 21 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 NOV 2016

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN A DESIGNATED AREA (QUALIFYING PERSONS) BY PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF QUALIFYING PERSONS IN RELATION TO THE LAW AND LEGAL ISSUES AND TO MAKE THE LAW KNOWN AND ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. 3) TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR QUALIFYING PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Luton Law Centre
15 New Bedford Road
LUTON
LU1 1SA
Phone:
01582482000
Email:
admin@lutonlawcentre.org.uk
Website:

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