01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 June 1988
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02023982
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,387,334
- Latest expenditure
- £5,463,403
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 83 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, SW1H 0HW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.adviceuk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity operates as a co-ordination and support network for organisations that provide social welfare law advice to the public.
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 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,387,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,463,403
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,681,133
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,350,383
- 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
- 16 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,275,454
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,347,541
- 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
- 5 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,274,646
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,893,762
- 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 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,593,588
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,224,418
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 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,387,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,463,403
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,379,497
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,681,133
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,350,383
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,060,005
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 16 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,275,454
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,347,541
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £106,200
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 70001 80000
- 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
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,274,646
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,893,762
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £252,750
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,593,588
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,224,418
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £700,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 90001 100000
- 1
- 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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 450194
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15058
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4908668
- Income Investments
- 13414
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5387334
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,039
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,457,364
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5463403
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1424240
- Expenditure Governance
- 90747
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 578093
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4969
- Gain Loss Investment
- 17647
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,542,063
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2067095
- Assets Own Use
- 19630
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2047465
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,640,806
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,914,782
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,793,119
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2844975
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 69807
- Assets Cash
- £1,821,729
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2542063
- Funds Restricted
- 251056
- Funds Total
- 2793119
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated 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
- 12 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 414206
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15431
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4242002
- Income Investments
- 9494
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4681133
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,126
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,340,257
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4350383
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 988976
- Expenditure Governance
- 81652
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 435265
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4201
- Gain Loss Investment
- 144341
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,575,729
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1812057
- Assets Own Use
- 29688
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1782369
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,299,144
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,242,013
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,869,188
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2094388
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 147625
- Assets Cash
- £1,860,004
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2575729
- Funds Restricted
- 293459
- Funds Total
- 2869188
- Count Employees
- 16
- Consolidated 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
- 16 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 326049
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2941847
- Income Investments
- 7558
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3275454
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,389
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,175,017
- Expenditure Other
- 163135
- Expenditure Total
- 3347541
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 148275
- Expenditure Governance
- 38462
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 444578
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5122
- Gain Loss Investment
- -11313
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,081,021
- Assets Total Fixed
- 875606
- Assets Own Use
- 53009
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 822597
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,811,967
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,293,476
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,394,097
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2243776
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 49700
- Assets Cash
- £2,444,762
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2221579
- Funds Restricted
- 172518
- Funds Total
- 2394097
- Count Employees
- 15
- Consolidated 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
- 5 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 171014
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2859095
- Income Investments
- 9334
- Income Other
- 235203
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3274646
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,357
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,884,405
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2893762
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 204975
- Expenditure Governance
- 28743
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 374759
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5790
- Gain Loss Investment
- 20753
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,084,026
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1060484
- Assets Own Use
- 63439
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 997045
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,482,703
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,065,690
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,477,497
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2021388
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 44302
- Assets Cash
- £2,105,800
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2367157
- Funds Restricted
- 110340
- Funds Total
- 2477497
- Count Employees
- 12
- Consolidated 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 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 90427
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3289338
- Income Investments
- 9146
- Income Other
- 204677
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3593588
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,158
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,207,260
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3224418
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 730102
- Expenditure Governance
- 23908
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 362694
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23044
- Gain Loss Investment
- 35796
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,100,859
- Assets Total Fixed
- 813641
- Assets Own Use
- 72552
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 741089
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,396,797
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,046,351
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,164,087
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1015639
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30712
- Assets Cash
- £1,745,603
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2062570
- Funds Restricted
- 101517
- Funds Total
- 2164087
- Count Employees
- 12
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ADVICE UK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1988-06-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 MAY 1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 APR 1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 NOV 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 NOV 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 MAY 2017
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING CO-ORDINATION AND SUPPORT TO INDEPENDENT ADVICE SERVICES AND BY ASSISTING THEM TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures