01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 July 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02786099
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £1,477,641
- Latest expenditure
- £1,434,526
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Mary Ward Centre, 275-285 High Street, Stratford, LONDON, E15 2TF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.marywardlegal.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of free legal, debt and welfare benefits advice to people who live in greater London area.Provide advice, asssistance and representation where appropriate. Specialise in Housing, Employment and debt law and welfare benefits.Our clients are from low income groups.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,477,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,434,526
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,330,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,294,443
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,077,070
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,120,868
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,010,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,075,808
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,339,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,230,961
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,477,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,434,526
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 244480
- Income From Government Grants
- £275,692
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 33
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,330,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,294,443
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 595064
- Income From Government Grants
- £256,689
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,077,070
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,120,868
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 493437
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,010,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,075,808
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 614330
- Income From Government Grants
- £189,403
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,339,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,230,961
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 548618
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 445945
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1031696
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1477641
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,095
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,422,431
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1434526
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 21650
- Expenditure Governance
- 18809
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 663840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £161,337
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £629,709
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £468,372
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £161,337
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 468372
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £282,456
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 161337
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 161337
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 353633
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 976855
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1330488
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,717
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,282,726
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1294443
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 545017
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £118,222
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £593,826
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £475,604
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £118,222
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 475604
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £183,005
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 118222
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 118222
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 199488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 877582
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1077070
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,510
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,109,358
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1120868
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 412678
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £82,177
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £566,500
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £484,323
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £82,177
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 484323
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £78,709
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 82177
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 82177
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 192433
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 812732
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 4974
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1010139
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,510
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,064,298
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1075808
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 384743
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £125,975
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £469,249
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £343,274
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £125,975
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 343274
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £44,430
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 125975
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 125975
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 225047
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1097265
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 17586
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1339898
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,510
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,219,451
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1230961
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 421930
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £191,644
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £469,806
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,162
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £191,644
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 278162
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £50,303
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 191644
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 191644
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MARY WARD LEGAL CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-07-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 FEB 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 JUN 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUL 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAR 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 DEC 2016
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WITH ADVICE, INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE & REPRESENTATION DEALING WITH THE QUESTION OF HOUSING WELFARE RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION, TAXATION, INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER FINANCIAL & LEGAL PROBLEMS.
- Area Of Benefit
- "IN PRACTICE" GTR. LONDON (PEOPLE LIVING/WORKING)
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures