Finance Score: -50

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

In administration/insolvent: -50

Overall GiG Score: -50

BIRMINGHAM LAW CENTRE

IN LIQUIDATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/12	*	£693	£713	£-20	£708	£26	£0	n/a	23	7
31/03/11		£593	£664	£-71	£17	£46	£0	n/a	21	5
31/03/10	*	£700	£807	£-107	£9	£212	£0	n/a	19	5
31/03/09	*	£918	£898	£20	£16	£312	£0	n/a	19	2
31/03/08		£699	£730	£-30	£39	£301	£86	1.4	20	0
31/03/07		£674	£671	£3	£20	£401	£142	2.5	15	0
31/03/06		£595	£618	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£621	£539	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£425	£449	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 103%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 99.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 82%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 23 years

www.birminghamlawcentre.org.uk

admin@birminghamlawcentre.org.uk

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Birmingham Law Centre
£20,000	17/12/2008 24	Towards Project costs Towards the costs of providing emergency accommodation for homeless and destitute asylum-seekers that have no recourse to public funds.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

DR ELIZABETH HENSEL, Occupation: Self Employed

LIZ HEATH (Chair)

RAJA CHOUDHURY

REV DR NEIL WHARRIER JOHNSON PHD

SU CHADDA Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2001, number: 1087514
Registered at Companies House on 06/03/2001, number: 04173542

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR12: 62 days late, AR10: 8 days late, AR09: 4 days late, AR05: 252 days late,

Main office

C/O TIMOTHY FRANK CORFIELD
Griffin & King
26-28 Goodall Street
WALSALL
WS1 1QL

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF WELFARE AND LEGAL ADVICE SERVICES AND ADVOCACY;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE TRAINING OF OTHERS IN THE GIVING OF DEBT, WELFARE AND OTHER RELATED ADVICE;C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE MAIN AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE WEST MIDLANDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST MIDLANDS

Data Sources