MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE
Registered charity 1024148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of free legal, debt and welfare benefits advice to people who live in greater London area.Provide advice, asssistance and representation where appropriate. Specialise in Housing, Employment and debt law and welfare benefits.Our clients are from low income groups.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £43,115 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £161,337. However, the trustees note inherent material uncertainties regarding going concern due to the financial difficulties of the parent company, Mary Ward Settlement, and the Centre's reliance on continued funding streams to support its operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“There are inherent material uncertainties with the above assumptions, but taking the above factors into account the Board considers that the Centre has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and until at least April 2027.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £43,115 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £161,337. However, the trustees note inherent material uncertainties regarding going concern due to the financial difficulties of the parent company, Mary Ward Settlement, and the Centre's reliance on continued funding streams to support its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND BLOOMSBURY UNITED CHARITY.
Known funders
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