HACKNEY COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 1016171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACKNEY LAW CENTRE

The charity's objects and its principal activity continues to be that of providing free accessible legal advice and representation to the local community in London Borough of Hackney.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £609,486, while designated funds for contingencies and premises rose to £900,000, bringing total unrestricted funds to £1,509,486. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of six months' operating costs, noting that current reserves meet this target. Although the charity faces funding pressures and cash flow challenges due to payment arrears from the Legal Aid Agency, the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Berringers LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Reported reserves equal ~31.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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

• IAN RATHBONEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• DENIZ OGUZKANLI
• Faruk Tinaz
• Ian Jeffrey Browne
• THOMAS HENRY GEORGE STOATE
• VICTOR ALPHONSO MCALLISTER

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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