COMMUNITY ADVICE AND LAW SERVICE LTD
Registered charity 1087214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE (LEICESTER & COUNTY), LEICESTER MONEY ADVICE LTD, Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre
Community Advice and Law Service, trading as Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre, provides an independent specialist legal advice service in social welfare law including debt, housing, welfare benefits and immigration. We also provide financial capability support through the Moneywise Living project, energy advice and generalist advice at Foodbanks.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £524,872, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of accumulating reserves representing a minimum of 25% of annual operating costs. The charity reports total incoming resources of £4,171,978 and total resources expended of £4,151,129, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's 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
Reserves policy: minimum of 25% of the charity's annual operating costs (excluding payments to delivery partners) (held: £525k)
“the Board of Trustees have set a long-term target of accumulating free reserves which represents a minimum of 25% of the charity's annual operating costs (excluding payments to delivery partners).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Somerbys Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 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 (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Brett Bernard Koenig
- Hannah Louise Fountain
- Lord William Stephen Goulden BACH
- MR JIM MUNTON
- Matthew Olner
- Rebecca Jane Nixon
- Vera Williams
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire · Rutland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY ADVICE AND LAW SERVICE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £524,872, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of accumulating reserves representing a minimum of 25% of annual operating costs. The charity reports total incoming resources of £4,171,978 and total resources expended of £4,151,129, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Somerbys Limited.
Who funds COMMUNITY ADVICE AND LAW SERVICE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY ADVICE AND LAW SERVICE LTD as a grant recipient include THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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