EAST LONDON COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE

Charity Number: 1064266
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1.Provide free advice, information and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and others in matters of asylum, immigration, housing, debt ,welfare benefits, hate crime and domestic violence, education, training and employment. 2. Low rate fee paying service in imigration is available for clients, who are not eligible for public funding.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £34,578
Total expenditure: £34,710

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 September 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • REFUGEE ADVICE CENTRE (Previous name)
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr QADIR BAKHSH MBE Chair
None on record
Clive Raymond Lucking Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
Robert Frimeong Manso Trustee 28 March 2014
None on record
SAID AWEYS Trustee 25 January 2013
None on record
Dr ABDUL QAYYUM SHEIKH Trustee
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 £91.22k £63.69k £32.69k £29.15k £34.58k
Total expenditure £86.37k £38.96k £35.80k £34.24k £34.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £23.63k £8.53k 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 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 October 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH MAY 1997 AND AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 26 MARCH 2010.

Charitable objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES, MIGRANTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESTRICTED INCOME WHO ARE RESIDENT IN GREATER LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS OF ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
DAHIR COMMUNITY HOUSE
702 HIGH ROAD LEYTON
LONDON
E10 6JP
Phone:
02085581865
Email:
Finance.admin@elclas.org.uk
Website:

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