CUMBRIA LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 1004114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARLISLE COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE, COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE

Free legal advice and representation in Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland and Barrow. (Future plan for Eden). We tackle poverty and oppression for those who cannot access help elsewhere. Telephone advice (01228 515 129) every weekday, and clinics throughout Cumbria. Specialists in Housing, Employment, Community Care, Welfare Benefits, Debt, Discrimination, Public law and Human Rights & Education.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £117,739 and ended the year with total funds of £383,885, including unrestricted funds of £278,673. The trustees report that the cash position met the policy target of at least £200,000, and the charity has maintained a surplus for two consecutive years. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cumbria Law Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Reginald Nicolchair
• Dr JOHN MASSON
• JOHN RICHARD HUNSTON
• Laura Elizabeth Rutherford
• Michelle Wright
• VIVIENNE ANNE LEWIS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).