Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

TEMPLE LEGAL CENTRE

Temple Legal Centre (TLC) provides free and independent legal advice to people involved in family law matters living in London and neighbouring counties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 7 years

www.templelegalcentre.org

Leanne@templelegalcentre.org

07887776099

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
19/06/23		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
19/06/22	*	£0	£1	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
19/06/21	*	£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
19/06/20	*	£0	£10	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
19/06/19		£9	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
19/06/18	*	£14	£3	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting 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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Temple Legal Centre
£5,000	11/06/2020	£5000.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
The Fore - Grant to Temple Legal Centre
£30,000	08/12/2017 36	The Fore will fund an increase in the Director’s hours, which will enable her to double the number of clinics the Centre offers and increase its financial sustainability.
The Fore - Grant to Temple Legal Centre
£30,000	01/12/2017 36	Temple Legal Centre was established in 2015 by Leanne Targett-Parker, a barrister, to provide pro bono family law advice and support to those unable to afford legal fees. Since inception, the Centre ....more Temple Legal Centre was established in 2015 by Leanne Targett-Parker, a barrister, to provide pro bono family law advice and support to those unable to afford legal fees. Since inception, the Centre has delivered a fortnightly free family law clinic, leveraging premises donated by Inner Temple and legal services donated by barristers and support staff to reach over 1,000 clients. The Fore will fund an increase in the Director's hours, which will enable her to double the number of clinics the Centre offers and increase its financial sustainability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CELESTINE GREENWOOD Appointed: 2023

KARINA KELLY FLEET Appointed: 2019

LEANNE TARGETT-PARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2016

MICHAEL ALEXANDER EDWARDS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2017, number: 1171331

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR22: 42 days late, AR21: 48 days late, AR20: 413 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

The Hon. Soc. Of The Inner Temple
Treasurers Office
Inner Temple
Temple
LONDON
EC4Y 7HL

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW PARTICULARLY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN FAMILY MATTERS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO SECURE SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.(B) TO PROVIDE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, ASSISTANCE THROUGH CONCILIATION AND MEDIATION FOR FAMILIES WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS APPEAR TO BE BREAKING DOWN, AND WHERE SUCH RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN DOWN, TO ADVISE AND HELP IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES OVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS SUCH AS CUSTODY AND ACCESS TO CHILDREN, AND OTHER FAMILY MATTERS.

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