NORFOLK COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE LIMITED

Charity Number: 1069066
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Increase the access to justice for the people of Norfolk by providing free advice, assistance and representation in all areas of social welfare law, including debt, employment, family courts, domestic abuse, immigration, welfare benefits and discrimination.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,367,236

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Donations and legacies £1.36m
Charitable activities £720
Other trading activities £0
Investments £9.11k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,069,184

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Raising funds £17.56k
Charitable activities £1.05m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £498,085 from 16 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 £17.56k
Charitable expenditure £1.05m
Retained for future use £298.05k

People

32 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

158 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 April 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NORFOLK COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE (Working name)
  • NDLS LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
03524607 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
  • 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
  • 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
Sarah Jane Blunden Chair 29 September 2014
None on record
Laurence Harris Trustee 31 July 2024
None on record
Helen Frances Toussaint-Jackson Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Janka Dorothy Rodziewicz Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Aqmar Batrisyia Binti Zakaria Trustee 30 March 2022
None on record
Rachel Jane Higgs Trustee 26 January 2022
None on record
Naomi Claire Newell Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Sally Fiona Davenport Trustee 21 August 2019
None on record
Robert Thomas Tiffen Trustee 24 July 2019
None on record
David John Butler Trustee 16 January 2019
None on record
PAUL KENNETH STEWARD Trustee 18 September 2012
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 £561.79k £809.56k £889.97k £1.04m £1.37m
Total expenditure £571.60k £699.84k £836.58k £910.38k £1.07m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £95.18k £279.76k £451.63k £495.98k £498.09k
Income - Donations and legacies £561.35k £809.45k £889.86k £1.04m £1.36m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £48 £294 £720
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £445 £105 £68 £1.79k £9.11k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £561.67k £691.25k £823.37k £891.88k £1.05m
Expenditure - Raising funds £9.92k £8.60k £13.22k £18.50k £17.56k
Expenditure - Governance £5.42k £5.13k £3.57k £8.19k £8.65k
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 £5.58k £38.62k £47.23k £36.80k £32.55k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £288.04k £467.58k £458.41k £943.74k £942.44k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £103.62k £206.48k £152.53k £494.54k £190.94k

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 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10TH MARCH 1998 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 10 MAY 2005 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 11 JULY 2005 AND 26 APRIL 2006 AND 30 AUGUST 2006 as amended on 29 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

• To identify, raise awareness of, and address the issue of access to legal services for people who have limited means to pay; • To prevent and relieve poverty, sickness, distress and disadvantage by providing, but not restricted to, a range of free legal advice, case work and representation services for the community of Norfolk (the “area of benefit”) (and other areas as the Trustees in their absolute discretion determine from time to time); • To enhance people’s awareness of, and to empower them to understand, their rights by promoting public legal education, having regards to those areas of law and regulation which are directed to the relief of poverty, sickness, distress or disadvantage; and • To promote such other charitable purposes as are for the benefit of the community in the area of benefit.

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY OF NORFOLK

Contact information

Address:
Norfolk Community Law Service
4 Duke Street
NORWICH
NR3 3AJ
Phone:
01603496623
Email:
info@ncls.co.uk
Website:

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