COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE(NORTHAMPTON AND COUNTY) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 March 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06830503
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,358,837
Latest expenditure: £1,255,222
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Community Law Service, Hazelwood Business House, 49-53 Hazelwood Road, Northampton, NN1 1LG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide independent and confidential specialist legal advice to residents of Northamptonshire .We provide a comprehensive casework service from the beginning to the conclusion of the case, including representation at court / tribunal if necessary, in the areas of Welfare Benefits, Immigration, Debt, Fuel Poverty and Housing.

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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: 12 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,358,837
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,255,222

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: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,186,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,103,301

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: 18 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,100,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,132,453

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: 9 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,170,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,121,485

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: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,213,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,133,044

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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: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,358,837
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,255,222
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 176950
Income From Government Grants: £438,868
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: 2

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: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,186,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,103,301
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 156946
Income From Government Grants: £175,569
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: 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: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,100,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,132,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 124391
Income From Government Grants: £321,691
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: 3

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: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,170,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,121,485
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 63302
Income From Government Grants: £444,593
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,213,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,133,044
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 33320
Income From Government Grants: £217,322
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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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: 12 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 6254
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1350540
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 2043
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1358837
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,950
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,238,272
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1255222
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 958563
Expenditure Governance: 17839
Expenditure Support Costs: 279709
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £385,145
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £428,041
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,896
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £395,145
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32896
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £352,180
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 300401
Funds Restricted: 94744
Funds Total: 395145
Count Employees: 38
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: 22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3886
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1181938
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 728
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1186552
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,386
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,086,915
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1103301
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 860053
Expenditure Governance: 15158
Expenditure Support Costs: 226862
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £291,530
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £367,706
Assets Total Liabilities: £76,176
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £291,530
Creditors One Year Total Current: 76176
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £304,310
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 232906
Funds Restricted: 58624
Funds Total: 291530
Count Employees: 33
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: 18 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 5581
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1087378
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 7298
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1100257
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,275
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,119,178
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1132453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15404
Expenditure Support Costs: 248066
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £208,279
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £272,435
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,156
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £208,279
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64156
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £213,197
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 189199
Funds Restricted: 19080
Funds Total: 208279
Count Employees: 31
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: 9 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 5360
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1158999
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 6590
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1170949
Income Legacies: 4000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,121,485
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1121485
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6113
Expenditure Support Costs: 149141
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £240,475
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £338,537
Assets Total Liabilities: £98,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £240,475
Creditors One Year Total Current: 98062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £271,047
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 203559
Funds Restricted: 36916
Funds Total: 240475
Count Employees: 33
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: 22 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1172
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1200450
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 11642
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1213264
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,133,044
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1133044
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5939
Expenditure Support Costs: 139243
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £191,011
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £284,466
Assets Total Liabilities: £93,455
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £191,011
Creditors One Year Total Current: 93455
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £219,596
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 138271
Funds Restricted: 52740
Funds Total: 191011
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE(NORTHAMPTON AND COUNTY)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-03-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 FEBRUARY 2009 as amended on 30 May 2023 as amended on 24 Oct 2023 as amended on 24 Oct 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTIONOF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS' BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIALWELFARE LAW ADVICE, INFORMATION, REPRESENTATION AND TRAINING AND CONSULTANCYSERVICES
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures