# BRISTOL LAW CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1059022
- **Other names:** AVON AND BRISTOL LAW CENTRE, BRISTOL LAW CENTRE LTD, BRISTOL RESOURCE CENTRE, Bristol Law Centre
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 5, 1996
- **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=1059022


## Contact

- **Address:** Bristol Law Centre, 2 Hide Market, West Street, St. Philips, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS2 0BH
- **Phone:** 01179248662
- **Email:** reception@bristollawcentre.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bristollawcentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. Objects1.1 The Objects of the Charity are: (a) The relief of financial hardship and other forms of distress in the designated area through the provision of legal and other advisory representation and information services to people who could not otherwise obtain them through lack of means(b) The advancement of education among people resident or working in the designated area in respect of the law and the administration of justice, having regard especially to those areas of law which are of particular concern to people experiencing financial hardship or other forms of distress.(c) The advancement of such other charitable purposes as are beneficial to the community for persons resident or working in the designated area1.2 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

**Activities:** The Law Centre provides legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination

**Area of benefit:** BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, CORNWALL, DEVON, DORSET, SOMERSET, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1501892 | £1237093 | £1548961 | 26 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1320878 | £1258018 | £1035213 | 27 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1028898 | £986232 | £972353 | 24 |
| March 31, 2022 | £897436 | £837686 | £929687 | 24 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1051853 | £1028548 | £869937 | 27 |



## Trustees

- Allison Charlotte Lewis — appointed March 11, 2025
- Dr Hannah Pearce — appointed Sept. 26, 2023
- Emma Louise Harvey — appointed Sept. 27, 2022
- Emmeline Davies — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- Jill Valerie Walsh — appointed Sept. 27, 2022
- Piotr Lisowski — appointed Sept. 24, 2024
- Toby Fisher — appointed Sept. 24, 2024
- William Ellerton — appointed March 11, 2025