# CUMBRIA LAW CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1004114
- **Other names:** CARLISLE COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE, COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 10, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1004114


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE
- **Postcode:** CA1 1BG
- **Phone:** 01228515129
- **Email:** reception@cumbria-law.co.uk
- **Website:** www.cumbrialawcentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** I) TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BENEFIT AREA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LEGAL SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANSII) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN THE BENEFIT AREAIII)THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN THE BENEFIT AREA

**Activities:** Free legal advice and representation in Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland and Barrow. (Future plan for Eden). We tackle poverty and oppression for those who cannot access help elsewhere.  Telephone advice (01228 515 129) every weekday, and clinics throughout Cumbria. Specialists in Housing, Employment, Community Care, Welfare Benefits, Debt, Discrimination, Public law and Human Rights & Education.

**Area of benefit:** CITY OF CARLISLE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNCIL OF CARLISLE, ALLERDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL, COPELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL AND ANY OTHER PART OF CUMBRIA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £538488 | £420749 | £383885 | 10 |
| March 31, 2024 | £517212 | £334995 | £266146 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £332984 | £367810 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £350432 | £359737 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £387884 | £354446 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Reginald Nicol** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 16, 2022
- Dr JOHN MASSON — appointed Feb. 17, 2012
- JOHN RICHARD HUNSTON — appointed Feb. 27, 2013
- Laura Elizabeth Rutherford — appointed Jan. 25, 2018
- Michelle Wright — appointed Feb. 8, 2022
- VIVIENNE ANNE LEWIS