DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD
Registered charity 702419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTERFIELD LAW CENTRE
To provide a range of legal advice and representation services to the most disadvantaged communities in Derbyshire.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a loss of core funding from local authorities. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £275,997 remain above the stated minimum requirement of £116,738, allowing the organization to withstand the deficit, although future cashflow is impacted by the cessation of specific council contracts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Derbyshire Law Centre (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derbyshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a loss of core funding from local authorities. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £275,997 remain above the stated minimum requirement of £116,738, allowing the organization to withstand the deficit, although future cashflow is impacted by the cessation of specific council contracts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
Who funds DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, CIVIC POWER FUND.
Known funders
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