EAST GREENWICH LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC

Registered charity 1197038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of free legal advice to persons living in a South East London postcode.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total incoming resources of £33,433 and incurred total payments of £28,769, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees have reaffirmed a reserves policy target of three months' running costs, and the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £22,752 at the end of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months’ running costs (held: £23k)
“3 months’ running costs should be set aside or designated to safeguard activities in the event of delays in receipt of grants.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — East Greenwich Legal Advice Clinic (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£33k£29k
31/12/2024£30k£24k
31/12/2023£28k£18k
31/12/2022£1k£0

Common questions

Is EAST GREENWICH LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total incoming resources of £33,433 and incurred total payments of £28,769, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees have reaffirmed a reserves policy target of three months' running costs, and the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £22,752 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EAST GREENWICH LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST GREENWICH LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kGrants
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2025£20kMaking EGLAC Sustainable Longer-Term
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2023£10kEast Greenwich Legal Advice Clinic (EGLAC)