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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SOUTH WESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE CIO

Provision of free legal advice to people on low incomes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£29£27£2n/a
31/12/22£37£34£3n/a
31/12/21£25£13£13n/a
31/12/20£22£20£3n/a
31/12/19£14£17£-3n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.swlac.org

SWLAC@live.com

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Westminster Legal Advice Centre
£1,000 05/06/2023
As requested by the donor towards the work of SWLAC a group of volunteer lawyers providing free legal advice that sims to empower clients to resolve contentious and non-contentious issues.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Westminster Legal Advice Centre
£2,500 25/04/2022
Grant to South Westminster Legal Advice Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW HARVEY FERNANDO TROVALUSCI Appointed: 2023
  • ANITA ANNE GEORGE Appointed: 2023
  • ANNE SARAH CLOVER Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTOPHER JAMES WHITE Appointed: 2018
  • JENNIFER ANNE ISON Appointed: 2023
  • NIKHIL HARRY DSOUZA Appointed: 2021
  • ROBERT OAKLEY WALTERS Appointed: 2018
  • RICHARD CHARLES EATON Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD WALFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2018, number: 1180716
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH WESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE on 05/02/2021
Main office

The Abbey Centre
34 Great Smith Street
LONDON
SW1P 3BU

Objectives

TO HOLD THE FUNDS OF THE CIO TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS, THOSE BEING FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE BEING RESIDENT IN OR EMPLOYED IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING TO SUCH PERSONS LEGAL SERVICES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANSAND WITHOUT WISHING TO RESTRICT THE GENERAL TERMS OF THE WORDS LEGAL SERVICES AS USED ABOVE, THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH:(1) ANY CONTENTIOUS OR NON-CONTENTIOUS LEGAL WORK OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING THE PROSECUTION OF, OR DEFENCE OF ANY CIVIL OR FAMILY OR CRIMINAL CAUSES, CLAIMS OR INTERESTS (INCLUDING THE CHALLENGE OF EXECUTIVE ACTION) IN ANY COURT, TRIBUNAL, ARBITRATION, OR OTHER PLACE SET UP FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES, AND ANY APPEALS FROM ANY SUCH DECISIONS; AND(2) ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OR AS A RESULT OF DEBT, SICKNESS, POOR HOUSING, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, LOW INCOME, MATRIMONIAL BREAKDOWN, DISCRIMINATION, FAILURE TO OBTAIN WELFARE OR OTHER STATE ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE FULL AMOUNT TO WHICH SUCH PERSONS MAY BE ENTITLED, OR CLAIMS OR CLAWBACKS OF SUCH ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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