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CAMDEN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE

Registered charity 290441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

High quality advice to Camden's most deprived residents through telephone and face to face work. We reach BME and refugee communities by having a number of advisers from those communities. Areas of advice offered are: Welfare Benefits, Employment, Debt, Housing, Asylum and Immigration - we include representation at Tribunals and Outreach sessions in libraries and Community Centre.

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Latest income
£641k
Latest spending
£504k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £919,952, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £136,522 for the year, with total income of £640,989 and total expenditure of £504,467.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The principal funding sources of the Law Centre continue to be the London Borough of Camden and the Legal Aid Agency.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months' expenditure (held: £920k)
“It is the policy of the Law Centre that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve months' expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£504k
Reserves (reported)
£920k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~21.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£641k£504k
31/03/2024£633k£493k
31/03/2023£453k£356k
31/03/2022£360k£324k
31/03/2021£572k£379k

Common questions

Is CAMDEN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £919,952, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £136,522 for the year, with total income of £640,989 and total expenditure of £504,467. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Berringers LLP.

Who funds CAMDEN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMDEN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£75k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2021£72k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kHuman Rights (particularly access to justice)
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2024£10k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation23/11/2022£98kGrant to Camden Community Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust23/08/2022£15kA grant to Camden Community Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust14/06/2021£15kA grant to Camden Community Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust02/07/2020£15kA grant to Camden Community Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust07/08/2019£30kA grant to The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) - C/O Camden Community Law Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2019£303kAdvice Now in Camden
A B Charitable Trust25/04/2019£20kA grant to Camden Community Law Centre
City Bridge Foundation14/11/2018£137kGrant to Camden Community Law Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2016£270kAdvice Now in Camden!
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2011£9kWelfare Benefits Maximisation Clinic
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2008£10kRefurbishment and health and safety compliance of reception facilities