Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 10

Good reserves management: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 21

TOWER HAMLETS LAW CENTRE

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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Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Established: 41 years

www.thlc.co.uk

info@thlc.co.uk

02075384909

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£625	£623	£2	£0	£276	£276	5.3	15	5
31/03/22		£637	£567	£70	£0	£274	£274	5.8	16	5
31/03/21		£555	£549	£6	£0	£204	£204	4.5	17	50
31/03/20		£525	£486	£39	£0	£198	£191	4.7	14	60
31/03/19		£599	£453	£146	£0	£159	£139	3.7	14	10
31/03/18		£442	£435	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£414	£462	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£421	£466	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£517	£572	£-55	£8	£99	£60	1.3	10	0
31/03/14		£584	£667	£-83	£9	£154	£84	1.5	10	0
31/03/13	*	£926	£1,094	£-168	£11	£237	£194	2.1	23	0
31/03/12		£1,506	£1,492	£15	£12	£405	£325	2.6	33	0
31/03/11	*	£1,558	£1,520	£38	£9	£390	£310	2.4	36	0
31/03/10	*	£1,427	£1,357	£70	£9	£352	£214	1.9	29	0
31/03/09		£1,319	£1,336	£-17	£10	£282	£187	1.7	28	0
31/03/08		£1,019	£1,007	£12	£30	£299	£215	2.6	22	0
31/03/07		£906	£934	£-27	£27	£288	£232	3	18	0
31/03/06		£819	£815	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£977	£718	£258	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£531	£609	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

15 employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Trust for London	£196,912
City Bridge Trust	£111,741
The Legal Education Foundation	£90,762
AB Charitable Trust	£45,000
Home Office	£44,136
Access to Justice Foundation	£39,636
London Legal Support Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£7,050	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2021-8978
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£15,000	17/06/2022	An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre provides legal advice and representation services in housing, immigration, welfare benefits ....more An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre provides legal advice and representation services in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and employment law.
Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
£33,636	23/05/2022	The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as ....more The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as early as possible and avoid the need for court or tribunal proceedings where possible. Where court or tribunal proceedings are needed, we expect the grant to provide the support needed to help people navigate the process effectively, including where support to prepare for court and at court is required.
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000	14/12/2021	Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice sector.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£15,000	14/06/2021	An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre provides specialist legal advice and representation services in housing, immigration, ....more An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre provides specialist legal advice and representation services in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and employment law.
Trust for London - Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£140,000	11/06/2021 36	The funding is for a specialist legal advice and representation service on immigration law for people fleeing domestic violence who do not qualify for legal aid. These people, nearly always women, ....more The funding is for a specialist legal advice and representation service on immigration law for people fleeing domestic violence who do not qualify for legal aid. These people, nearly always women, are in a uniquely vulnerable situation and often have nowhere else to turn.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£29,424	01/04/2021	This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided through a range of activities such as information giving, improving understanding of the scheme, provision of technology and direct assistance. It is essential that the support provided via the grants scheme leads to applications submitted to the Home Office. The grant scheme will ensure that the necessary support is available across the UK so that everyone who qualifies for the Scheme can complete the application process by 30 June 2021 and continuing support is available beyond this date.
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2021
£90,762	24/03/2021	A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 8.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£100,000	16/03/2021	£100,000 over 2 further and final years (2 x £50,000) towards the core costs of Tower Hamlets Law Centre, contributing to staffing, overheads and running costs.
Trust for London - Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£49,862	15/03/2021	The funding is towards salaries of core advisors to continue and increase access to advice services while helping overcome a shortfall in income caused by Covid-19 and financial uncertainty. COVID19 ....more The funding is towards salaries of core advisors to continue and increase access to advice services while helping overcome a shortfall in income caused by Covid-19 and financial uncertainty. COVID19 Recovery.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£6,000	19/10/2020	A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£15,000	02/07/2020	An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre (THLC) provides specialist legal advice and representation services in housing, ....more An unrestricted grant of £15,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Tower Hamlets Law Centre (THLC) provides specialist legal advice and representation services in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and employment law.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£11,741	05/06/2020	£11,741 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£14,712	01/04/2020	This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided through a
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£20,000	15/10/2018	£20,000 towards a trainee solicitor. Tower Hamlets Law Centres provide free legal advice and representation, including on welfare benefits, housing, immigration & employment.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£150,000	02/05/2018 36	£150,000 over three years (£75,000, £50,000, £25,000) towards core costs including staffing & overheads; and for the establishment of a supporters' network, individual giving scheme and the ....more £150,000 over three years (£75,000, £50,000, £25,000) towards core costs including staffing & overheads; and for the establishment of a supporters' network, individual giving scheme and the implementation of a corporate sponsorship scheme.
Trust for London - Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£134,000	21/02/2018 36	The funding is towards a specialist legal advice and representation service on immigration law for people fleeing domestic violence who do not qualify for legal aid. These people, nearly always ....more The funding is towards a specialist legal advice and representation service on immigration law for people fleeing domestic violence who do not qualify for legal aid. These people, nearly always women, are in a uniquely vulnerable situation and often have nowhere else to turn.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£20,000	27/04/2017	£20,000 towards core costs. Tower Hamlets Law Centres provide free legal advice and representation, including on welfare benefits, housing, immigration & employment.
AB Charitable Trust - Specialist legal advice and representation services
£10,000	27/01/2015	£10,000 towards core costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Tower Hamlets Law Centre
£58,000	18/08/2013 24	over two years towards the salary and associated costs of a new volunteer co-ordinator for a project matching local young people with volunteer trainee solicitors from city law firms to deliver ....more over two years towards the salary and associated costs of a new volunteer co-ordinator for a project matching local young people with volunteer trainee solicitors from city law firms to deliver advice in community settings

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-85

CATE TUITT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant

DEREK MAURICE COX OBE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Volunteer Youth & Community Worker

JAMES BLYTHE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Local Government Officer

MANUHAR ALI Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Advice Worker

MARK KALDERON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Lawyer

MARIA-GRAZIA DONVITO Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

PHILIP JUSTIN BARTLETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

PHILIPPA SALEWICZ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Employee Relations Professional

ROSALIND SHAW Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Independent Social Worker

SABRINA JAMIL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Parliamentary Researcher

STEPHANIE LEUNG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trainee Solicitor

STEVEN PALLETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Services Professional

YVONNE KRAMO Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Barrister

ZENO CAPUCCI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lawyer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/07/1983, number: 287282
Registered at Companies House on 04/05/1983, number: 01720518

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late,

Main office

Unit 1
St. Anne Street
off 789 Commercial Road
LONDON

Objectives

1. THE ACQUISITION OF THE UNDERTAKING AND ASSETS OF THE UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS THE TOWER HAMLETS LAW CENTRE; 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN GREATER LONDON AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE BENEFIT AREA) BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LEGAL SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN OR WHICH IT WOULD NOT BE REASONABLY PRACTICABLE OR APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN ELSEWHERE; 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN THE BENEFIT AREA; 4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN THE BENEFIT AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON IN PARTICULAR LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

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