01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 3 July 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04149673
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,231,273
- Latest expenditure
- £3,670,430
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: KIRBY HOUSE, 16 LITTLE PARK STREET, COVENTRY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.centralenglandlc.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We offer specialist advice, representation and advocacy, and our aim is to use the law to seek change, so that those facing poverty or disadvantage, discrimination or exclusion are better able to take a full and active part in society.
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
- 11 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,231,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,670,430
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,624,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,399,006
- 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
- £2,730,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,031,109
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,573,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,009
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,756,529
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,263
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
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,231,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,670,430
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 802541
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,020,122
- 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 Volunteers
- 250
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,624,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,399,006
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 558226
- Income From Government Grants
- £632,797
- 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 Volunteers
- 150
- 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
- £2,730,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,031,109
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 450382
- Income From Government Grants
- £514,460
- 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 Volunteers
- 150
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,573,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,009
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 473870
- Income From Government Grants
- £565,308
- 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 Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,756,529
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,263
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 555062
- Income From Government Grants
- £634,632
- 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 Volunteers
- 171
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
- 11 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 166732
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3994121
- Income Investments
- 46772
- Income Other
- 23648
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4231273
- Income Legacies
- 160000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,670,430
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3670430
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 358944
- Expenditure Governance
- 18009
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1170812
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £585,722
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,035,428
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £979,111
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,056,317
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 879111
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 100000
- Assets Cash
- £1,102,267
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2412180
- Funds Restricted
- 644137
- Funds Total
- 3056317
- Count Employees
- 87
- 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
- 29 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7884
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3337337
- Income Investments
- 41671
- Income Other
- 237163
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3624055
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,399,006
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3399006
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 459849
- Expenditure Governance
- 17256
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1062886
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,120,558
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,447,466
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £951,992
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,495,474
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 951992
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £945,586
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2120558
- Funds Restricted
- 374916
- Funds Total
- 2495474
- Count Employees
- 69
- 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
- 21544
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2683925
- Income Investments
- 19249
- Income Other
- 5576
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2730294
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,031,109
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3031109
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 454060
- Expenditure Governance
- 14938
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 974063
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 512000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,433,528
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,076,478
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £806,053
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,270,425
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 806053
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,053,668
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2054760
- Funds Restricted
- 215665
- Funds Total
- 2270425
- Count Employees
- 69
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 73168
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3486880
- Income Investments
- 528
- Income Other
- 13323
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3573899
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,469,009
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3469009
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 833218
- Expenditure Governance
- 12412
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1120941
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 907
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 375000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £578,704
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -488000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,370,989
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £823,749
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,059,240
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 823749
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,167,093
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1574487
- Funds Restricted
- 484753
- Funds Total
- 2059240
- Count Employees
- 68
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9587
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3728180
- Income Investments
- 1281
- Income Other
- 17481
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3756529
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,469,263
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3469263
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1024492
- Expenditure Governance
- 13588
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 813178
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1251
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -290000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £936,325
- Assets Total Fixed
- 907
- Assets Own Use
- 907
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -817000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,778,952
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,383,509
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,579,350
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1383509
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,638,542
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1077303
- Funds Restricted
- 502047
- Funds Total
- 1579350
- Count Employees
- 67
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Coventry City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CENTRAL ENGLAND LAW CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-07-03T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 JANUARY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 OCTOBER 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 MAY 2015
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER FORMS OF DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVISORY REPRESENTATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN CENTRAL ENGLAND TO PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THEM THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND THE PRACTICE OF THE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, HAVING REGARD ESPECIALLY TO THOSE AREAS OF THE LAW WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO POOR PEOPLE OR ARE DIRECTED TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND.
- Area Of Benefit
- CITY OF COVENTRY
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 492432
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COVENTRY LAW CENTRE LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures