Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 14

PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTRE

PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice through legal representation, strategic litigation, research and legal education. We specialise in public law, actions against public authorities and public inquiries, bringing cases to court for individuals and grassroots groups who have been treated unfairly. We hold government and public bodies to account, challenging unlawful policies and practices.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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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
31/03/23		£930	£637	£292	£0	£695	£685	12.9	11	5
31/03/22		£1,000	£597	£403	£0	£403	£400	8	10	4

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 2

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Established: 3 years

www.pilc.org.uk

office@pilc.org.uk

02035596342

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
5 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Legal Education Foundation	£210,000
City Bridge Trust	£147,700
Trust for London	£131,400
AB Charitable Trust	£60,000
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£55,000
Access to Justice Foundation	£14,672

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - De-proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
£7,500	20/02/2023	to fund two expert reports, which will support their legal case on behalf of members of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) against the Secretary of State for the Home Department in ....more to fund two expert reports, which will support their legal case on behalf of members of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) against the Secretary of State for the Home Department in keeping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the list of proscribed organisations
Access to Justice Foundation - Community Justice Fund Wave Three
£14,672	22/11/2022	Wave three of the Community Justice Fund aims to support organisations delivering social welfare advice services to people most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Public Interest Law Centre
£147,700	15/11/2022 36	£147,700 over three years (£47,400; £49,200; £51,100) towards European Migrants Legal Hub activities, including the Homeless Rights Advisor salary (1FTE) and associated costs.
Trust for London - Public Interest Law Centre
£9,400	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-05.10.2021-9314
The Legal Education Foundation - Community Lawyering Hub
£210,000	15/06/2022	Developing the centre as a hub for community lawyering, expanding public law to the immigration advice sector and building capacity at South West London Law Centres to take a community lawyering ....more Developing the centre as a hub for community lawyering, expanding public law to the immigration advice sector and building capacity at South West London Law Centres to take a community lawyering approach.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Public Interest Law Centre
£30,000	26/04/2022	An unrestricted grant of £30,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice, by holding government and public bodies to account and promoting ....more An unrestricted grant of £30,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice, by holding government and public bodies to account and promoting access to justice for dispossessed and excluded groups. PILC specialises in legal representation in public law on claims against public authorities and public inquiries, strategic litigation, legal education and research and advocacy.
Trust for London - Public Interest Law Centre
£122,000	09/02/2022	The funding is for the salary of a community lawyer to undertake strategic litigation specialising in planning and environmental law, to support grassroots groups and tenants & residents’ ....more The funding is for the salary of a community lawyer to undertake strategic litigation specialising in planning and environmental law, to support grassroots groups and tenants & residents’ associations in Southwark, Newham and Barnet who campaign for regeneration projects that benefit the local community rather than private developers.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Public Interest Law Centre
£30,000	27/04/2021	An unrestricted grant of £30,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice, by holding government and public bodies to account and promoting ....more An unrestricted grant of £30,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice, by holding government and public bodies to account and promoting access to justice for dispossessed and excluded groups. PILC specialises in legal representation in public law on claims against public authorities and public inquiries, strategic litigation, legal education and research and advocacy.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Public Interest Law Centre
£55,000	20/03/2021 24	Rights Lab
Crisis UK - Grant to Public Interest Law Centre
£4,500	09/04/2020	Immigration advice for migrants

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

AYESHA TAYLOR Appointed: 2021

DAVID NCUBE Appointed: 2023

ELIZABETH O'HARA (Chair) Appointed: 2023

LOUELLA CRISFIELD Appointed: 2021

NIALL DOMINIC MULHOLLAND Appointed: 2020

SAMUEL WARWOOD Appointed: 2023

SUZANNE ELIZABETH MUNA Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2020, number: 1192355

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Public Interest Law Centre
244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
LONDON
E2 9DA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION AND INFORMATION WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

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