LASA CHARITY UK LIMITED

Registered charity 800140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AIMS, L A S A, LONDON ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE COMPANY LIMITED, MULTIKULTI, RIGHTSNET

Lasa Charity UK Ltd - operating as rightsnet - provides strategic and innovative services to support and promote independent advice for all. We do this in specific key areas: Social Welfare Law support to front line advisers and those seeking advice throughout the UK. Advocating and promoting the use of technology through a2jtech. Policy development support to the advice and legal sector.

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

Latest income
£335k
Latest spending
£453k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £117,890 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £253,140 to £135,250. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure the charity remains a going concern, with free reserves of £132,368 held to meet working capital requirements. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 3
Three employees received emoluments above the band of £60,000 per annum (2024: 2). — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities
Income from charitable activities was £330,960 (2024 - £388,306) of which £48,600 (2024 - £93,242) was attributable to restricted and £282,360 (2024 - £295,064) was attributable to unrestricted funds. — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: ensure that the Charity remains a going concern (held: £132k)
The Board of Trustees has examined the charity's requirements for reserves considering the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby free reserves used for core Lasa projects and not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should ensure that the Charity remains a going concern — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£514k
Total spending
£445k
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£284k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£335k£453k
31/03/2024£393k£429k
31/03/2023£514k£445k
31/03/2022£429k£385k
31/03/2021£444k£386k

Common questions

Is LASA CHARITY UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £117,890 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £253,140 to £135,250. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure the charity remains a going concern, with free reserves of £132,368 held to meet working capital requirements. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2013£10kRightsnet Local
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2005£103kDevelopment of Circuit Rider Project
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2004£384kMultikulti - Advice and Information in Community Languages

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADVICE UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LASA CHARITY UK LIMITED£335k3aboveno doubt
ADVICE UK FY2025£5.4mbelowno doubt
COMMUNITY ADVICE AND LAW SERVICE LTD FY2025£4.2m0aboveno doubt
ACCESS YOUR RIGHT TO CARE FY2025£2.8mbelowno doubt
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS SERVICE FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt
Care Rights UK: your care champion FY2025£139k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.