BRISTOL LAW CENTRE
Registered charity 1059022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE, BRISTOL LAW CENTRE LTD, BRISTOL RESOURCE CENTRE
The Law Centre provides legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £264,799 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,501,892 against total expenditure of £1,237,093. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves amounted to £358,558, which the trustees confirmed were adequate and exceeded their stated policy target of three months' running costs (£351,045).
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' running costs (held: £359k)
“The Law Centre's policy aims to establish unrestricted funds not invested in tangible assets at a level equivalent to three months' running costs, which equates to £351,045 as per the budget for 2025-26.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol Law Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Karen Bowers — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Gina Jones — Head of Services (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Bristol City Council — “As a charity we are grateful for financial support from Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Access to Justice Foundation an…” (source page)
- South Gloucestershire Council — “As a charity we are grateful for financial support from Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Access to Justice Foundation an…” (source page)
- Access to Justice Foundation — “As a charity we are grateful for financial support from Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Access to Justice Foundation an…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£37k
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Allison Charlotte Lewis
- Dr Hannah Pearce
- Dr Nancy Namisi Siboe
- Emma Louise Harvey
- Jill Valerie Walsh
- Katherine Sarah Hygate
- Piotr Lisowski
- Skye Benjamin Wolfgang Al McGregor
- Toby Fisher
- William Ellerton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRISTOL LAW CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £264,799 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,501,892 against total expenditure of £1,237,093. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves amounted to £358,558, which the trustees confirmed were adequate and exceeded their stated policy target of three months' running costs (£351,045). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds BRISTOL LAW CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRISTOL LAW CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST.
Known funders
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