EALING LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 1151243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ealing Law Centre aims to provide free specialist legal advice and representation across all areas of social welfare law for people of limited means to help them overcome the obstacles they face in getting access to the legal system. We will take our services into the community and work with other charities and community groups to train staff and volunteers in legal issues to maximise our reach.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £281,822, which the trustees note is part of a policy to build reserves to cover six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £7,703, with total income of £588,615 and total expenditure of £580,912. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08151033

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ealing Law Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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.

• BENJAMIN, Faith — director, appointed 23/06/2025on trustee list
• HESKETH, Mark — director, appointed 23/06/2025on trustee list
• SHARMA, Hitesh — director, appointed 23/06/2025on trustee list
• NAIK, Bhavna Ishwarbhai — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
• KHAN, Nesar Ali — director, appointed 12/12/2022on trustee list
• TALWAR, Kareena — director, appointed 20/10/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bhavna Ishwarbhai Naik
• Faith Benjamin
• Hitesh Sharma
• Kareena Talwar
• Mark Hesketh
• Nesar Khan

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

Operates in: Ealing · Hounslow

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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