PRISONERS' ADVICE SERVICE

Charity number: 1054495
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE PRISONERS' ADVICE SERVICE PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO PRISONERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES REGARDING THEIR RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY THE APPLICATION OF THE PRISON RULES AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF IMPRISONMENT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £498,354
Total expenditure: £488,226

People

8 Trustee(s)

12 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 April 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PRISONERS ADVICE SERVICE PAS (Working name)
Company number:
03180659 Open in new window
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
  • 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dominique Webb Chair 02 December 2019
None on record
Peter Chanel Coll Trustee 14 May 2024
None on record
Andrea Barba Trustee 19 May 2023
None on record
Joy Helen Lewis Trustee 01 April 2023
None on record
Harry Dodd Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Katie Le-Billon Trustee 19 September 2017
None on record
Mohammed Kassim Gaffar Trustee 02 September 2015
PAKISTAN ALLIANCE FOR GIRLS EDUCATION UK
Received: On time
MARTINE LIGNON Trustee 03 January 2013
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 £541.04k £549.84k £488.88k £567.07k £498.35k
Total expenditure £476.88k £487.96k £433.76k £485.33k £488.23k
Income from government contracts £53.42k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £30.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £371.54k £345.30k N/A £82.61k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £169.29k £204.29k N/A £150.08k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £206 £248 N/A £6.31k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A £328.08k N/A
Income - Legacies £10.00k £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £389.86k £460.20k N/A £449.64k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £87.01k £27.76k N/A £35.69k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £2.85k £14.15k N/A £15.51k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 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 28 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 24 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 AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/09/2015

Charitable objects

(1) TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS HELD IN PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE AFORESAID PERSONS AND THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF A FREE SERVICE OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE. (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, IN RELATION TO THE LAW RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF PRISONERS (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL MEAN PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE SUFFERED A LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR THROUGH ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER) AND MENTALLY DISORDERED PATIENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PART III OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 AND THE RIGHTS OF THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS. (4) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN A CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
PRISONERS ADVICE SERVICE
PO BOX 46199
LONDON
EC1M 4XA
Phone:
02072533323
Email:
admin@prisonersadvice.org.uk
Website:

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