CORAM CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 November 1980
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01520787
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,247,798
Latest expenditure: £4,230,307
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.childrenslegalcentre.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1, The provision of legal advice, support and information to children, young people and their carers2, The publication of information and research3, The provision of training and consultancy in relation to children and young people in the UK and overseas.

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: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,247,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,230,307

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,472,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,282,682

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,102,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,041,190

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,616,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,389,643

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: 23 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,418,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,100,019

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: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,247,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,230,307
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 364902
Income From Government Grants: £330,860
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,472,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,282,682
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 501596
Income From Government Grants: £147,154
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,102,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,041,190
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 633617
Income From Government Grants: £13,966
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,616,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,389,643
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 596644
Income From Government Grants: £119,690
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,418,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,100,019
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 603462
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

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: 27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 12625
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4209847
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 25326
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4247798
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £60,149
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,170,158
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4230307
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33587
Expenditure Support Costs: 702495
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,818,289
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,735,589
Assets Total Liabilities: £525,297
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,210,292
Creditors One Year Total Current: 525297
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £925,634
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1839633
Funds Restricted: 370659
Funds Total: 2210292
Count Employees: 88
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: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 9026
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4440261
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 23569
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4472856
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £55,499
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,227,183
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4282682
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21583
Expenditure Support Costs: 643520
Expenditure Depreciation: 34629
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,695,683
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,637,706
Assets Total Liabilities: £444,905
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,192,801
Creditors One Year Total Current: 444905
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £747,602
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1826332
Funds Restricted: 366469
Funds Total: 2192801
Count Employees: 89
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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 83819
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 4000823
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 17641
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4102283
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,082
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,996,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4041190
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19928
Expenditure Support Costs: 626699
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,570,703
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,437,580
Assets Total Liabilities: £434,954
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,002,626
Creditors One Year Total Current: 434954
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £573,733
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1750996
Funds Restricted: 251630
Funds Total: 2002626
Count Employees: 86
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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 19309
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3581254
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 16021
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3616584
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,389,643
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3389643
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16093
Expenditure Support Costs: 567983
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,509,185
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,163,173
Assets Total Liabilities: £221,640
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,941,533
Creditors One Year Total Current: 221640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £784,240
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1709991
Funds Restricted: 231542
Funds Total: 1941533
Count Employees: 72
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: 23 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 45731
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3354660
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 17922
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3418313
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,100,019
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3100019
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16644
Expenditure Support Costs: 533092
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,519,652
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,170,107
Assets Total Liabilities: £455,515
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,714,592
Creditors One Year Total Current: 455515
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,197,265
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1519652
Funds Restricted: 194940
Funds Total: 1714592
Count Employees: 69
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: East Timor
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Libya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Thailand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Hungary
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Montenegro
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Poland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kosovo
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Turkmenistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Laos
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ukraine
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kazakhstan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CORAM CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-01-18T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5076156
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1169367
Assoc Charity Name: TERRE DES HOMMES UK

Charity Name: CORAM CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1980-11-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/10/1980AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15/06/2012
Charitable Objects: A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES OR BECAUSE OF THE POVERTY OF THEIR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FOSTER PARENTS OR THOSE OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE AND PROTECTION. B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE LAW PERTAINING TO CHILDREN. C. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 171186
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures