PRAXIS COMMUNITY PROJECTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 January 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03638571
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,184,868
Latest expenditure: £3,021,349
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PRAXIS, POTT STREET, LONDON, E2 0EF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing specialist legal advice and welfare support to help people live safely. Working with partners to tackle migrant homelessness. Building capacity to provide innovative solutions, sharing our knowledge through training and partnerships. Forming alliances and collaborating with experts by experience to create positive, long-term changes to policies and practices that exclude migrants.

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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: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,184,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,021,349

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: 5 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,923,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,800,420

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: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,327,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,510,740

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: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,088,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,228,247

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: 1 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,378,165
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,203,126

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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: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,184,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,021,349
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 300000
Income From Government Grants: £684,727
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: 3
Count Volunteers: 76

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: 5 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,923,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,800,420
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 960224
Income From Government Grants: £81,428
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 70001 80000: 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: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,327,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,510,740
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 744705
Income From Government Grants: £97,090
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 21

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: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,088,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,228,247
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 546751
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 21

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: 1 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,378,165
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,203,126
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 599334
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 21

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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: 14 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 599153
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2570141
Income Investments: 15574
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3184868
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £97,184
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,924,165
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3021349
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14043
Expenditure Support Costs: 278104
Expenditure Depreciation: 5907
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £473,250
Assets Total Fixed: 5976
Assets Own Use: 5976
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,246,968
Assets Total Liabilities: £278,366
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £974,578
Creditors One Year Total Current: 271160
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7206
Assets Cash: £911,583
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 607742
Funds Restricted: 366836
Funds Total: 974578
Count Employees: 55
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: 5 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 547864
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2364220
Income Investments: 11221
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2923305
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,421
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,730,999
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2800420
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 230412
Expenditure Governance: 14357
Expenditure Support Costs: 289792
Expenditure Depreciation: 12015
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £560,804
Assets Total Fixed: 4302
Assets Own Use: 4302
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -2926
Assets Other Assets: £1,127,858
Assets Total Liabilities: £318,175
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £811,059
Creditors One Year Total Current: 318175
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £729,146
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 560804
Funds Restricted: 250255
Funds Total: 811059
Count Employees: 50
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: 20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 516104
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1810028
Income Investments: 1087
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2327219
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £54,848
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,455,892
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2510740
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11757
Expenditure Support Costs: 241976
Expenditure Depreciation: 14347
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £594,784
Assets Total Fixed: 13552
Assets Own Use: 13552
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -2983
Assets Other Assets: £910,179
Assets Total Liabilities: £232,574
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £688,174
Creditors One Year Total Current: 232574
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £599,649
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 594784
Funds Restricted: 93390
Funds Total: 688174
Count Employees: 52
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: 27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 497294
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1591325
Income Investments: 127
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2088746
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,228,247
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2228247
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20291
Expenditure Support Costs: 679285
Expenditure Depreciation: 16187
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £601,515
Assets Total Fixed: 27899
Assets Own Use: 27899
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £983,297
Assets Total Liabilities: £139,501
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £871,695
Creditors One Year Total Current: 132938
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6563
Assets Cash: £654,317
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 766896
Funds Restricted: 104799
Funds Total: 871695
Count Employees: 50
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: 1 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 380725
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1994060
Income Investments: 3380
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2378165
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,203,126
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2203126
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13590
Expenditure Support Costs: 409227
Expenditure Depreciation: 14442
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £626,162
Assets Total Fixed: 35625
Assets Own Use: 35625
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,307,896
Assets Total Liabilities: £332,325
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,011,196
Creditors One Year Total Current: 300030
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 32295
Assets Cash: £739,264
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 816293
Funds Restricted: 194903
Funds Total: 1011196
Count Employees: 46
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PRAXIS COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-01-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 25TH SEPTEMBER 1998 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29TH NOVEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 JULY 2006 as amended on 08 Mar 2018 as amended on 18 May 2022 as amended on 10 Sept 2026
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY REFUGEES, MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ( THE BENEFICIAL CLASS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES REGARDING MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING THE MATTER OF DETENTION AND RELATED ISSUES2) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT3) THE PROVISION OF ESOL CLASSES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND4) THE CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASSB) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE TO THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESC) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR THE BENEFICIAL CLASS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PROVISION OF ART AND DRAMA WORKSHOPS AND OTHER SIMILAR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESD) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY BY UNDERTAKING WORKSHOPS WHICH HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RACIST ATTITUDES AND HOW INDIVIDUALS MAY LEARN TO LIVE WITH AND OVERCOME THEM
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 485649
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PRAXIS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures