HARROW LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 1134778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) the relief of financial hardship by the provision of free, independent legal advice and assistance to person who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such advice;b) public legal education

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,547 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,020,607 against total expenditure of £1,027,154. Per the trustees' report, accumulated unrestricted reserves stood at £307,932, which the trustees consider adequate to meet the charity's obligations and maintain it as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legal advice services (60% of income)
“Legal advice services 436,110 579,866 1,015,976 1,068,708” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum level required if the charity was to cease operations (held: £308k)
“The Trustees have set up a policy to maintain reserves at a minimum level required if the charity was to cease operations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£308k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · Harrow · Hillingdon · Hounslow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2023£663k£727k
31/03/2022£663k£727k
31/03/2021£738k£650k

Common questions

Is HARROW LAW CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,547 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,020,607 against total expenditure of £1,027,154. Per the trustees' report, accumulated unrestricted reserves stood at £307,932, which the trustees consider adequate to meet the charity's obligations and maintain it as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Berringers LLP.

Who funds HARROW LAW CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARROW LAW CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE BELL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED, TRUST FOR LONDON, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2024£248kTowards welfare rights advice and legal representation for Disabled people.
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2023£155kTowards the employment of a welfare benefits solicitor and a part-time welfare benefits caseworker. To help with the effects of the rise in cost of living on th
THE BELL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£109kCriminal Justice Programme
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£100kPathways to settlement
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2022£89kJustice First Fellowship Host
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£88kGrants & Donations
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2023£71k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kHuman Rights (particularly access to justice)
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2021£19k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£8k
THE BELL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£5kESOL Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company13/05/2026£108kGrant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust16/10/2025£30kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
City Bridge Foundation09/07/2025£160kGrant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust14/03/2024£22kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust20/04/2023£22kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust21/04/2022£20kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
Greater London Authority27/11/2020£10kGrant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust25/04/2019£15kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust24/04/2018£15kA grant to Harrow Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust20/10/2015£10kLegal advice and representation Human Rights cases
City Bridge Foundation16/07/2014£78kGrant to Harrow Law Centre

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARINGEY LAW CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARROW LAW CENTRE£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
HARINGEY LAW CENTRE FY2025£842k£90,000 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
SOUTH WEST LONDON LAW CENTRES FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE(UNIVERSITY HOUSE) FY2025£1.1m——above—no doubt
ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—noted

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