SOUTH WESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE CIO

Charity number: 1180716
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of free legal advice to people on low incomes

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £73,380
Total expenditure: £23,394

People

9 Trustee(s)

120 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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 Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 November 2018: CIO registration
  • 05 February 2021: Funds received from 1071100 SOUTH WESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Walford Chair 03 October 2018
WENDENWORLDWIDE.AID
Received: On time
Richard Charles Eaton Trustee 29 September 2023
None on record
Jennifer Anne Ison Trustee 12 April 2023
None on record
Anita Anne George Trustee 12 April 2023
None on record
Andrew Harvey Fernando Trovalusci Trustee 08 March 2023
None on record
Anne Sarah Clover Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
Nikhil Harry DSouza Trustee 01 June 2021
None on record
Christopher James White Trustee 03 October 2018
None on record
ROBERT OAKLEY WALTERS Trustee 03 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £22.10k £25.45k £37.44k £29.33k £73.38k
Total expenditure £19.58k £12.74k £34.44k £27.03k £23.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £7.00k 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 2024 14 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 14 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 June 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

TO HOLD THE FUNDS OF THE CIO TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS, THOSE BEING FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE BEING RESIDENT IN OR EMPLOYED IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING TO SUCH PERSONS LEGAL SERVICES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANS AND WITHOUT WISHING TO RESTRICT THE GENERAL TERMS OF THE WORDS "LEGAL SERVICES" AS USED ABOVE, THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (1) ANY CONTENTIOUS OR NON-CONTENTIOUS LEGAL WORK OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING THE PROSECUTION OF, OR DEFENCE OF ANY CIVIL OR FAMILY OR CRIMINAL CAUSES, CLAIMS OR INTERESTS (INCLUDING THE CHALLENGE OF EXECUTIVE ACTION) IN ANY COURT, TRIBUNAL, ARBITRATION, OR OTHER PLACE SET UP FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES, AND ANY APPEALS FROM ANY SUCH DECISIONS; AND (2) ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OR AS A RESULT OF DEBT, SICKNESS, POOR HOUSING, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, LOW INCOME, MATRIMONIAL BREAKDOWN, DISCRIMINATION, FAILURE TO OBTAIN WELFARE OR OTHER STATE ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE FULL AMOUNT TO WHICH SUCH PERSONS MAY BE ENTITLED, OR CLAIMS OR CLAWBACKS OF SUCH ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS.

Contact information

Address:
The Abbey Centre
34 Great Smith Street
LONDON
SW1P 3BU
Phone:
00
Email:
SWLAC@live.com
Website:

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