FREE REPRESENTATION UNIT

Charity number: 1183592
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The FRU trains volunteers to represent clients in legal hearings. We aim to prevent poverty by enabling clients to obtain their legal rights. Legal aid is not available and our clients cannot afford to pay for representation. We operate in Greater London, the home counties and the east midlands. Our volunteers are aspiring lawyers or qualified lawyers who give their time for free.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £496,710
Total expenditure: £505,139

People

11 Trustee(s)

300 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 May 2019: 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:
No information available
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
James Charles Miller Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Daniel Alexander Hallstrom Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Anne Elizabeth Collins Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Naomi Aiesha King Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Neil Amos Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Samuel Michael Pape Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Ho Ji Arthur Lau Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
Sarah Louise Bergstrom Trustee 12 February 2024
None on record
Michael Fealy Trustee 29 May 2019
None on record
Fenella Morris Trustee 29 May 2019
None on record
Sean Jones Trustee 29 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £0 £0 £0 £206.43k £496.71k
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0 £204.86k £505.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 31 December 2023 08 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 December 2023 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 December 2023 48 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 February 2023 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 13 December 2021 136 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required
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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 18 DEC 2018

Charitable objects

(1)TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION BEFORE TRIBUNALS AND COURTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD SUCH ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION;AND (2)TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OR LAW STUDENTS, PUPILS, TRAINEES, JUNIOR BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF (1) ABOVE.

Contact information

Address:
FREE REPRESENTATION UNIT
1st Floor
10/11 Gray's Inn Square
Gray's Inn
LONDON
WC1R 5JD
Phone:
02076119555
Email:
admin@thefru.org.uk
Website:

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