BRISTOL LAW CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 November 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01982371
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,501,892
Latest expenditure: £1,237,093
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bristol Law Centre, 2 Hide Market, West Street, St. Philips, BRISTOL, BS2 0BH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristollawcentre.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Law Centre provides legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,501,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,237,093

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,320,878
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,258,018

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,028,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £986,232

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £897,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £837,686

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,051,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,028,548

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,501,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,237,093
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 429628
Income From Government Grants: £343,482
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: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,320,878
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,258,018
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 390597
Income From Government Grants: £300,709
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: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,028,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £986,232
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 298823
Income From Government Grants: £256,519
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: 96

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £897,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £837,686
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 296263
Income From Government Grants: £214,398
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,051,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,028,548
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 172718
Income From Government Grants: £215,350
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 82

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 240669
Income Other Trading Activities: 150
Income Charitable Activities: 1227050
Income Investments: 30050
Income Other: 3973
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1501892
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £36,983
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,200,110
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1237093
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 66165
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 378997
Expenditure Depreciation: 13308
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £358,558
Assets Total Fixed: 689916
Assets Own Use: 571916
Assets Long Term Investment: 118000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £981,936
Assets Total Liabilities: £122,891
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,548,961
Creditors One Year Total Current: 122891
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £656,428
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1344011
Funds Restricted: 204950
Funds Total: 1548961
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 13316
Income Other Trading Activities: 17794
Income Charitable Activities: 1282868
Income Investments: 6900
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1320878
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,258,018
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1258018
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7980
Expenditure Support Costs: 7980
Expenditure Depreciation: 14591
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £332,214
Assets Total Fixed: 642999
Assets Own Use: 623068
Assets Long Term Investment: 19931
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £655,276
Assets Total Liabilities: £263,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,035,213
Creditors One Year Total Current: 263062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £397,306
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1035213
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1035213
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 7891
Income Other Trading Activities: 15600
Income Charitable Activities: 1004349
Income Investments: 1058
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1028898
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £986,232
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 986232
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7200
Expenditure Support Costs: 7200
Expenditure Depreciation: 8232
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £267,693
Assets Total Fixed: 637660
Assets Own Use: 612936
Assets Long Term Investment: 24724
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £618,088
Assets Total Liabilities: £283,395
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £972,353
Creditors One Year Total Current: 283395
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £315,710
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 972353
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 972353
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 5268
Income Other Trading Activities: 17175
Income Charitable Activities: 874920
Income Investments: 73
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 897436
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £837,686
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 837686
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7750
Expenditure Support Costs: 7750
Expenditure Depreciation: 7738
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £251,520
Assets Total Fixed: 621167
Assets Own Use: 621167
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £483,275
Assets Total Liabilities: £174,755
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £929,687
Creditors One Year Total Current: 174755
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £208,516
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 929687
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 929687
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 11453
Income Other Trading Activities: 24893
Income Charitable Activities: 1015457
Income Investments: 50
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1051853
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,028,548
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1028548
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6400
Expenditure Support Costs: 6400
Expenditure Depreciation: 11074
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £216,033
Assets Total Fixed: 628905
Assets Own Use: 628905
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £479,687
Assets Total Liabilities: £238,655
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £869,937
Creditors One Year Total Current: 238655
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £216,406
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 869937
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 869937
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRISTOL LAW CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-11-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/01/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/10/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/11/2004NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 02/11/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/11/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/11/2013 AS AMENDED ON 04 APR 2019 AS AMENDED ON 13 NOV 2018AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 APR 2019 as amended on 10 Feb 2020
Charitable Objects: 1. Objects1.1 The Objects of the Charity are: (a) The relief of financial hardship and other forms of distress in the designated area through the provision of legal and other advisory representation and information services to people who could not otherwise obtain them through lack of means(b) The advancement of education among people resident or working in the designated area in respect of the law and the administration of justice, having regard especially to those areas of law which are of particular concern to people experiencing financial hardship or other forms of distress.(c) The advancement of such other charitable purposes as are beneficial to the community for persons resident or working in the designated area1.2 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.
Area Of Benefit: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, CORNWALL, DEVON, DORSET, SOMERSET, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 287338
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE

Charity Name Id: 287347
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE

Charity Name Id: 614780
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Bristol Law Centre

Charity Name Id: 618989
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRISTOL LAW CENTRE LTD

Charity Name Id: 287358
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRISTOL RESOURCE CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries