ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 268468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILC, ILC (ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE), THE NORTH ISLINGTON LAW CENTRE

Provision of legal advice, casework and representation to local communities.

Objects

(a) The relief of poverty amongst persons resident or working in England and Wales in particular the London Borough of Islington and the surrounding area by providing such persons with legal advice services and representation which they could not otherwise obtain or which it would not be reasonably practicable or appropriate for them to obtain elsewhere; including by the provision of legal advice services and representation to help migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to take steps towards the regularisation of immigration status where appropriate;(b) To advance the education of the public in the law of England and Wales and the application thereof.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a modest surplus of £20,094 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,012,874 against expenditure of £1,922,780. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £1,294,891, representing 7.8 months of running costs, which falls within the stated policy target of holding between 6 and 9 months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Islington Council — “We are immensely grateful for the support we receive from Islington Council, various charitable groups and trusts, and individual donors.” (source page)
• London Legal Support Trust — “We are delighted to be part of the London Legal Support Trust’s “Centres of Excellence” programme , and seek to ensure that we maximise the …” (source page)

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 ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Rivett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Collins
• Niels Pedersen · trustee of 2 other charities
• Onika Adams
• PAUL GEORGE LOWENBERG · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Mant KC
• Steven Lorber

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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