TOWER HAMLETS LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 287282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Tower Hamlets Law Centre exists to develop independent Law Centre services for the people of Tower Hamlets and East London. To provide access to justice and to facilitate the awareness of legal rights, particularly targeting the most disadvantaged members of the community

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,202 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £273,791 to £268,589. The trustees describe the funding environment as increasingly challenging and note that sustainability remains uncertain and under threat due to inadequate legal aid rates and difficulty securing trust funding. However, the trustees consider the current level of reserves adequate to mitigate the effects of inflation and recession over the next few years.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The London Borough of Tower Hamlets — “We receive funding support from: The London Borough of Tower Hamlets” (source page)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Al-Karim Makhani
• Das Debashis
• Maria-Grazia Donvito
• Philippa Salewicz
• Sabrina Jamil
• Steven Pallett

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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).