HORIZON LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 January 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 25 October 2024 – 24 October 2025
Latest income: £10,040
Latest expenditure: £11,984
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Horizon Legal Advice Clinic, 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.horizon-lac.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

For the public benefit, the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, living in Greater London, through the provision of free legal advice. The advice clinic provides end-to-end service focussing on the niche aspect of welfare benefit called Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 24 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £10,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,984

Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 24 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,567

Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 24 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £299
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,670

Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 24 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,843

Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 24 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,970

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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: 25 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 24 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £10,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,984
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 24 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 24 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £299
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,670
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 24 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,843
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 25 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 24 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 24 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,970
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 67

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HORIZON LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-01-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 04 JAN 2016AMENDED ON 26 SEP 2016
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, LIVING IN GREATER LONDON, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, 'FINANCIAL HARDSHIP' MEANS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures