LASA CHARITY UK LIMITED

Charity number: 800140
Charity reporting is up to date (5 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Lasa Charity UK Ltd - operating as rightsnet - provides strategic and innovative services to support and promote independent advice for all. We do this in specific key areas: Social Welfare Law support to front line advisers and those seeking advice throughout the UK. Advocating and promoting the use of technology through a2jtech. Policy development support to the advice and legal sector.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £393,025
Total expenditure: £428,838

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AIMS (Working name)
  • L A S A (Working name)
  • MULTIKULTI (Working name)
  • RIGHTSNET (Working name)
  • LONDON ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01794098 Open in new window
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JENNIFER BERNARD CQSW, MA Chair 26 November 2015
None on record
GARY VAUX Trustee 26 November 2015
None on record
Andrew Flett Trustee 26 November 2015
None on record
Mohammad Marashi Trustee 29 March 2011
THE MAINSTAY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
PAUL GEORGE LOWENBERG Trustee
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE
Received: On time
ANNETTE FIGUEIREDO Trustee
None on record
SAMANTHA MAUGER 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 £406.00k £443.78k £428.88k £513.61k £393.03k
Total expenditure £481.00k £385.99k £385.19k £444.86k £428.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £25.00k £25.00k £25.00k £63.64k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £511.69k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £1.92k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £421.83k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £23.02k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £7.43k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 05 February 2025 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 February 2025 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 June 2024 135 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 June 2024 135 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 September 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 & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 FEBRUARY 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 30 OCTOBER 1987, 24 NOVEMBER 1999 & 26 SEPTEMBER 2006 & BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY INDEPENDENT ADVICE FOR ALL AND IN PARTICULAR: (A) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF LEGAL AND ADVICE SERVICES AND TO ENCOURAGE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AGENCIES PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES; (B) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE INTRODUCTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN CHARITABLE AGENCIES; (C) TO CARRY OUT, COMMISSION AND PUBLISH STUDIES AND RESEARCH INTO THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES AND TO DEVELOP POLICY RESPONSES TO THIS RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON AREA

Contact information

Address:
rightsnet
Lasa Charity UK Limited
4th Floor
18
St Cross Street
London
Phone:
02073772748
Email:
contact@rightsnet.org.uk
Website:

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