LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1101906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LLST

THE TRUST FUNDS VOLUNTARY SECTOR LEGAL AGENCIES IN LONDON AND THE HOME COUNTIES THAT PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO POOR OR DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND NETWORK ORGANISATIONS THAT SUPPORT THESE LEGAL AGENCIES.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.7m

Latest spending

£4.6m

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £104,806 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £4,740,335. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,074,613, which is nearly 1.7 times the stated policy target of eight months of normal operating expenditure. The trustees expressed confidence in the charity's ongoing viability into the foreseeable future, citing strong income streams and secured multi-year funding.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in 2024 (One in 2023). The number of employees whose benefits fell within the following bands during the year was: £60,000-£70,000: One (2023: One)” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in 2024 (One in 2023). The number of employees whose benefits fell within the following bands during the year was: £60,000-£70,000: One (2023: One)” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,000 - £70,000 (FY2023) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — London Legal Support Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£4.7m

Total spending

£4.6m

Cost of raising funds

£375k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD DYTONchair
Conchita Anastasi
Craig Rodney Nethercott
EMMA TURNBULL
Emma Sara Richards
GRAHAM PAUL HUNTLEY
JOY JULIEN
James Ian Harper
Jillian Clare Brown
Rodger Douglas Pressland · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah McKeown
Sophie Hay
Stefka Vladimirova Bratoevska

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · East Sussex · Essex · Hertfordshire · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£4.7m	£4.6m
31/12/2023	£3.8m	£3.4m
31/12/2022	£2.0m	£1.7m
31/12/2021	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/12/2020	£1.3m	£1.3m

Common questions

Is LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £104,806 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £4,740,335. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,074,613, which is nearly 1.7 times the stated policy target of eight months of normal operating expenditure. The trustees expressed confidence in the charity's ongoing viability into the foreseeable future, citing strong income streams and secured multi-year funding. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

What does the highest-paid employee of LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST as a grant recipient include BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES	FY2023	£6.0m	Advice Skills Development Fund / Propel
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2024	£305k	Supporting continuation of work by Inclusion Barnet and six Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations to develop and test a model for providing inclusive and eff
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2024	£225k	Funding billing coordinator roles in multiple social welfare legal advice charities, and the development of a bespoke, accredited training course for billing co
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£100k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£50k	Evidence and Learning
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£39k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2024	£3k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2025	£2k
The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust	FY2022	£2k	Awards and donations
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2022	£1k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND	FY2022	£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£750
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	FY2025	£700	Employee charitable collections
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	FY2022	£200	General Charitable Purposes
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	FY2024	£0	Employee grant support programme

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	19/09/2024	£1.4m	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/01/2023	£1.4m	Advice Skills Gap - What is Next?
City Bridge Foundation	28/09/2022	£362k	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
City Bridge Foundation	12/07/2022	£6.0m	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
City Bridge Foundation	03/03/2022	£50k	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/03/2020	£463k	Centres of Excellence Programme
City Bridge Foundation	25/07/2019	£345k	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
City Bridge Foundation	20/09/2017	£300k	Grant to London Legal Support Trust
City Bridge Foundation	13/03/2014	£450k	Grant to London Legal Support Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	5	£824k
TRUST FOR LONDON	3	£589k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£496k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	1	£323k
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS	1	£275k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY	1	£212k
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£129k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES.

SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES income £1.8m
DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD income £1.3m
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE income £2.0m
ST LUKES ADVICE SERVICE income £193k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £6.3m
SUFFOLK LAW CENTRE income £328k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST	£4.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE FY2025	£2.0m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LUKES ADVICE SERVICE FY2025	£193k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.