Legal Response International

Charity number: 1147043
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The LRI provides free high-quality legal support to poor and particularly climate vulnerable developing countries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in relation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £322,850
Total expenditure: £301,783

Total income includes £266,478 from 2 government contract(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London
  • Bangladesh
  • Germany
  • Kenya
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Thailand
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 April 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LEGAL RESPONSE INTERNATIONAL (Working name)
  • LRI (Working name)
  • LEGAL RESPONSE INITIATIVE (Previous name)
  • Legal Response International Ltd (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Eve Harriet Farnsworth Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Caroline Dihl Prolo Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Roohi Khanna Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Lydia Akinyi Omuko-Jung Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Alina Averchenkova Trustee 27 January 2023
None on record
Jannis Bille Trustee 27 January 2023
None on record
Birsha Ohdedar Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Nicola Jane Mwase-Vuma Trustee 04 January 2019
None on record
Anne Miller Trustee 10 July 2015
None on record
Matthew David Morton Trustee 01 January 2015
None on record
RICHARD DYTON Trustee 27 March 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £235.62k £302.21k £289.20k £260.12k £322.85k
Total expenditure £219.41k £249.59k £279.29k £268.32k £301.78k
Income from government contracts N/A £260.63k £219.69k £151.14k £266.48k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 30 September 2024 25 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 25 June 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 28 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 June 2024 On time
Annual return 30 September 2022 15 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 15 June 2023 On time
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Annual return 30 September 2020 29 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 29 June 2021 On time
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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 24/01/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/04/2012 as amended on 28 Feb 2017 as amended on 13 Dec 2017 as amended on 28 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

OBJECT 1.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL EDUCATION, PRO BONO LEGAL SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO (I) LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH ARE SIMILARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND LACKING IN LEGAL RESOURCE CAPACITY AND (II) CHARITIES PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LDCS AND SUCH OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND (C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; IN EACH CASE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS TO LDCS OF MITIGATION OF AND ADAPTATION TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. OBJECT 1.2 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND THE SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH ARE SIMILARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND LACKING IN LEGAL RESOURCE CAPACITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. OBJECT 1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONG LAWYERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNFCCC PROCESS FROM LDCS AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH ARE SIMILARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND LACKING IN LEGAL RESOURCE CAPACITY) ON THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AS IT APPLIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CONVERSATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF OF POVERTY. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS CONTEXT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
c/o Simmons & Simmons
City Point
One Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9SS
Phone:
020 78253610
Email:
coordinator@legalresponseinitiative.org
Website:

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