DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 January 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02453081
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,277,224
Latest expenditure: £1,328,745
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE, 1 ROSE HILL EAST, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE, S40 1NU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide a range of legal advice and representation services to the most disadvantaged communities in Derbyshire.

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: 21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,277,224
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,328,745

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: 17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,221,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,144,183

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 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,149,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,056,684

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,151,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,028,577

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: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,124,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,006,599

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: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,277,224
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,328,745
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £26
Income From Government Contracts: 340935
Income From Government Grants: £597,322
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: 52

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: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,221,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,144,183
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £34
Income From Government Contracts: 294502
Income From Government Grants: £570,195
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: 4

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 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,149,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,056,684
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £25
Income From Government Contracts: 282028
Income From Government Grants: £676,697
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: 1

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,151,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,028,577
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £31
Income From Government Contracts: 179525
Income From Government Grants: £628,920
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: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,124,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,006,599
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £30
Income From Government Contracts: 171340
Income From Government Grants: £513,254
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 21 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 786782
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 475752
Income Investments: 11566
Income Other: 3124
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1277224
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,328,745
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1328745
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 40370
Expenditure Support Costs: 581105
Expenditure Depreciation: 3755
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £403,207
Assets Total Fixed: 8322
Assets Own Use: 8322
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £654,957
Assets Total Liabilities: £195,918
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £467,361
Creditors One Year Total Current: 195918
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £463,713
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 403207
Funds Restricted: 64154
Funds Total: 467361
Count Employees: 34
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: 17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 897800
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 312133
Income Investments: 9492
Income Other: 1990
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1221415
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,144,183
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1144183
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20255
Expenditure Support Costs: 492538
Expenditure Depreciation: 5303
Gain Loss Investment: 9492
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £439,122
Assets Total Fixed: 4997
Assets Own Use: 4997
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £714,599
Assets Total Liabilities: £200,714
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £518,882
Creditors One Year Total Current: 200714
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £578,995
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 439121
Funds Restricted: 79761
Funds Total: 518882
Count Employees: 32
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 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 856152
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 291768
Income Investments: 593
Income Other: 1180
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1149693
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,056,684
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1056684
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15636
Expenditure Support Costs: 423408
Expenditure Depreciation: 7592
Gain Loss Investment: 593
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £337,129
Assets Total Fixed: 7216
Assets Own Use: 7216
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £747,227
Assets Total Liabilities: £312,793
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £441,650
Creditors One Year Total Current: 312793
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £560,258
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 337129
Funds Restricted: 104521
Funds Total: 441650
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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 957294
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 193528
Income Investments: 28
Income Other: 870
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1151720
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,028,577
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1028577
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9511
Expenditure Support Costs: 359622
Expenditure Depreciation: 8387
Gain Loss Investment: 28
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £314,345
Assets Total Fixed: 10938
Assets Own Use: 10938
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £547,527
Assets Total Liabilities: £209,824
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £348,641
Creditors One Year Total Current: 209824
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £351,594
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 314345
Funds Restricted: 34296
Funds Total: 348641
Count Employees: 30
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: 28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 939256
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 184234
Income Investments: 39
Income Other: 1200
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1124729
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,432
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,004,167
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1006599
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9259
Expenditure Support Costs: 387452
Expenditure Depreciation: 5695
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £251,500
Assets Total Fixed: 19325
Assets Own Use: 19325
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £411,482
Assets Total Liabilities: £156,993
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £273,814
Creditors One Year Total Current: 156993
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £259,271
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 251500
Funds Restricted: 22314
Funds Total: 273814
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-01-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/12/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/11/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/11/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/11/2015
Charitable Objects: (I) TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING WITHIN THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND ANY OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS DIRECTED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LEGAL SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANS; (II) TO ADVANCE THE 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; (III) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE BOROUGH OF CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND ANY OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS DIRECTED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
Area Of Benefit: BOROUGH OF CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 22873
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHESTERFIELD LAW CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures