BRISTOL LAW CENTRE

Charity number: 1059022
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Law Centre provides legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,320,878

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Donations and legacies £13.32k
Charitable activities £1.28m
Other trading activities £17.79k
Investments £6.90k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,258,018

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £1.26m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £390,597 from 6 government contract(s) and £300,709 from 6 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 £1.26m
Retained for future use £62.86k

People

27 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

90 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
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE (Working name)
  • Bristol Law Centre (Working name)
  • AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE (Previous name)
  • BRISTOL LAW CENTRE LTD (Previous name)
  • BRISTOL RESOURCE CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William Ellerton Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Allison Charlotte Lewis Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Emmeline Davies Trustee 28 January 2025
None on record
Benjamin David Haslett Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Piotr Lisowski Trustee 24 September 2024
None on record
Toby Fisher Trustee 24 September 2024
None on record
Nicky Auguste Trustee 06 December 2023
STAR HOUSING
Received: 40 days late
Dr Hannah Pearce Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Christian Carter Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Emma Louise Harvey Trustee 27 September 2022
None on record
Jill Valerie Walsh Trustee 27 September 2022
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 £1.01m £1.05m £897.44k £1.03m £1.32m
Total expenditure £995.85k £1.03m £837.69k £986.23k £1.26m
Income from government contracts £217.67k £172.72k £296.26k £298.82k £390.60k
Income from government grants £217.70k £215.35k £214.40k £256.52k £300.71k
Income - Donations and legacies £15.38k £11.45k £5.27k £7.89k £13.32k
Income - Other trading activities £17.27k £24.89k £17.18k £15.60k £17.79k
Income - Charitable activities £981.58k £1.02m £874.92k £1.00m £1.28m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £83 £50 £73 £1.06k £6.90k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £995.85k £1.03m £837.69k £986.23k £1.26m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £5.18k £6.40k £7.75k £7.20k £7.98k
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 £639.98k £628.91k £621.17k £612.94k £623.07k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £24.72k £19.93k
Other assets £388.46k £479.69k £483.28k £618.09k £655.28k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £181.81k £238.66k £174.76k £283.40k £263.06k

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 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 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 24/01/1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/10/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/11/2004 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 02/11/2010 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/11/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/07/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/11/2013 AS AMENDED ON 04 APR 2019 AS AMENDED ON 13 NOV 2018 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 APR 2019 as amended on 10 Feb 2020

Charitable objects

1. Objects 1.1 The Objects of the Charity are: (a) The relief of financial hardship and other forms of distress in the designated area through the provision of legal and other advisory representation and information services to people who could not otherwise obtain them through lack of means (b) The advancement of education among people resident or working in the designated area in respect of the law and the administration of justice, having regard especially to those areas of law which are of particular concern to people experiencing financial hardship or other forms of distress. (c) The advancement of such other charitable purposes as are beneficial to the community for persons resident or working in the designated area 1.2 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Area of benefit

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

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, CORNWALL, DEVON, DORSET, SOMERSET, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Bristol Law Centre
2 Hide Market
West Street
St. Philips
BRISTOL
BS2 0BH
Phone:
01179248662
Email:
reception@bristollawcentre.org.uk
Website:

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