01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 January 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: CLOVELLY, BURTON END, HAVERHILL, CB9 9AD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.essexlegallink.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Essex Legal Link provides free advocacy, complaints support and information to people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. We help individuals navigate complaints and redress processes with councils, landlords, housing providers and ombudsman schemes. We operate primarily online across Essex and refer legal advice matters to solicitors where appropriate.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- 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
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ESSEX LEGAL LINK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-01-23T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Jan 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY AND LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSECURITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVICTION PROCEEDINGS AND DISPUTES WITH LANDLORDS OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES; AND BY ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HOUSING RIGHTS, TENANT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS' EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSECURITY.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests