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	R	R	eference an	d Administrative		D	etails forthe year ended 31
Company	number		2433492
Charity number			1088588
Registered	office		and operational address
			1Lady Hale Gate
			Gray's Inn
			London
			WC1X8BS
Executive	Officers
The following		served on the executive Committee					throughout the year:
From 1April		2021to12November 2021:
			Chair:	Helen Rogers
			Vice Chair:	Peter Kandler
			Vice Chair:	Ursula O'Hare
			Treasurer:	Sean Canning
			Secretary:	Elayne Hill
Committee			Members:	Roger Berry
				Sharon Challands
				Sara Chandler (co-opted from 7 December 2020)
				CI audie Esteph ane		(co-opted from 7December 2020)
				Vicky Fewkes
				Manuela Grayson
				SueJames (co-opted			from 12April 2021)
				Ngaryan Higham	(Li)
				Patrick Marples
				Pamela Robotham		(co-opted from 7 December 2020)
				David Slater
				Linda Summers
From 12November 2021to31March 2022:
			Chair:	Helen Rogers
			Vice Chair:	Patrick Marples
			Vice Chair:	Ursula O'Hare
			Treasurer:	Sean Canning
			Secretary:	Victoria Fewkes
Committee			Members:	Helen Bagley
				Sophie Brown (appointed 11April 2022)
				Sara Chandler (co-opted on13 December 2021)
				Claudia Estephane		(co-opted on 13December 2021)
				Manuela Grayson
				Ngaryan Higham	(Li)
				Peter Kandler (co-opted on 13December 2021)
				Barbara Likulunga	(until 13December 2021)
				Sue James
				Pamela Robotham		(co-opted on 13December 2021)
				Daniel Scrase (co-opted 11July 2022)
				Claire Stern
				Linda Summers

Donations for Law Centres	2021 2022
Just Giving		614,336.56
HMRC		61,012.04
Other Donations		513,000.00
Big Give		643,652.61
		672,003.41

Area oflaw	No. enquiries	fsoftotal enquiries
Criminal	80
Other	97
Discrimination	53
Welfare benefits	37
Consumer / small claims	36
Human Rights	27
Debt	23
Actions against police	20
Community care	19
Wills &Probate	18
Mental health	14
Public law	12
General	8
Neighbour dispute	8
Personal injury	8
Conveyancing	6
Motoring offences	5
Education	3
Grand Total	1,077

				2022		2021
	Note	Restricted 8	Unrestrictedf	Totalf		Total
Income and Endowments
Donations	2s		159,847	159,847		288,277
Ministry ofJustice Grant	2b				3,000,000
Chadtsble activities	2c	713,108	180,863	893,971	1,248,137
investments			37	37		105
Other	2d		3753	3753		34,241
Total		713,108	344,500	1,057,606	4,570,76O
Expenditure on:
Raising funds			33,064	33,064		29,073
Ministry cfJustice Grant	3c				3,000,037
Charitable sctiviTies	3	888.450	305,603	~1194053	1.395,879
Total		885450	~336667	~1227117	4	990
Net ineomei(expenditure)		(I'75,342)	5,833	(169,509'I		145,770
Net movement In funds	10	(175,342)	5,833	(169,509)		145.770
Reconcglstlon offunds: Total funds brought forward	10	300,690	306301	606991	~481 221
Total funds carried forward		125,348	312,134	437,482		606,991

As st 31 March 2022
								Note	2022f	2021f
Cash flows from operating	actlvltlesr
Net cash provided by/(used	in) operating		sclivities					15	(154,362)	318,964
Cash flows from investing	acthrities:
Interest income									37	105
Purchase ofproperty, plant and equipment									(767)	(4,571)
Net cash provided by/(used	In) Investing			activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents		in the		reporting		period			(155,092)	314,498
Cash and cash equivalents	at the beginning				ofthe	reporting		period	566,015	251,517
Cash and cash equivalents	at the end of			the	mportlng		period		410,923	566,015
Analysis ofcash and cash	equivalents
									2022	2021
									6	8
Cash in hand									38,818	37,009
Cash st bank									372,105	529,006
Total cash and cash equivalents									410,923	566,015
Analysis ofchanges in net debt								1Aprg 2021	Cash flows	30March 2022
										6
Cash								566,015	(155,092)	410,924
Loans falling due within one	year
Loans felling due sfler more	than one	year
Total								566,015	155,092	410924

Nota4	loSw EhNINM stalsnlsnlh
Forths year ended 31March 2012
IN)	Staff Pofieles
	The casts ofshortderm empmyee		beneNs			sre recognised es e kabikty and							an expense
	The cast ofeny unused hoMay entitlement					is recognised		In the period				in which Ihe employee's						services are received.
	Tennlna5on benefm are recognised			Immediately			es an expcrue when Ihe						aompany		ls	demonstrably commfiled to lenninale gw
	employment ar lo provide lerminat		ion		benefits.
1.0)	Financial Insuuments
	BasSFmenciel Inxfmmenls
	The charity only holds basic	financial			Instruments		as defined		by FRS102.
a)	Cash and sash equivalents
	Cash and cash equivalents	indude cash al				banks	and in	Iwnd and		short term deposits						with	a	mamrily		date ofthree		manlhs or lees.
b)	Debtors and creditors
	Debits and creditors reaelvsble		or	payable		wilhm one year			of Ihe	reporting			date	are cerned				infiisgy st Ihsir tmnsacgon						price and
	subsequenfiy atthe recoverable		amounL Debtors				and creditors thai				sre receivable of					payable		in	mare	than one year			are cerned al their
	prtsenl value ol Ihe expected Iuturs				receipts or payment			discounted				at a market		rale		ofInteract.
	Donations
																				2022				2021
												Restricted				Unrestricted				Taint				Taint
														2					2	5				3
	Subscdplions fram Law Centre members Doiiolioln															53,80D 76.047				03,000 70,047	82,000 ~206277"
																159,047				159,047				205 277
	In the preceding year, ell Income		from doanfione				was afldbulsme!o				unrestricted			funda.
2b.	Extraordinary Grant																			2022				2021
												Restrlmed			Unrestricted					Total				Total
														2					5	f.				5
	Ministry ofJusfice																				~3,000000 3,000,000 "
	In fhs preceding year, exrreononary				grani	income was eildbulable					lo mslricled funds.
	Charitable Acgvltles																			1072				2021
										Reslnmed				2		Uhreslrlcted				Total 5				Totalf
	AB Chenlebb Trusl												20,000				5D,MO			70,000				80,000
	Allen 5Ovary Foundation Lottery																25,DOO			25,DOO				25,000
	Sell Foundation												6,666							6,00$				ID,OM
	Comic Regsf												62,076							51,076
	Esmss Fslrbsim Foundsgon																							71,500
	European Union Latin Amerce n		Project																					37,770
	Freshfiekls																20,0DO			20,000
	Home Office																							365,919
	IT - Digital Transformation ITNegonelProjem (TLEF)	(TNLC	F)									170,000 279,401								170,000 270,401				149,750
	N at kms I .Covkl Em Public Law( Crisis Pro)em	e Nancy											30,000							30,MD				205,0DO 30,000
	Psul HsmylFIFouhdafioh																40,DOO			40,000
	PhTip King Charitable Trust												25,000							15,000
	Suslainsblily (TLEF)												66,688							60,606				66,667
	Three Guineas																							100,000
	TLEF- Covkl Emergency Trust for London Post Sraxil												52,500							52,500				20,000 20,MO
	Training Fee(0ervices ta LCs																37,050			37,05D				35,956
	Gills Ih Iqiid																							5,062
	Armtml conference																	8,612		0,012				17,504
	Total												713,1M			III0,003				SMBTI		1,2GI,137
	In Ihe prsceermg year (errded 2021),f132,606of falsi							iimome from				chsn7sbls ecfivies were rslalsd								to unmepiclsd			funds and
	f1115441 agdbulsme to reslric fed				Iunds.

Nol	estolhetlmncl I t t nls
Fo	the year ended $1 hmrch 2$12
3.	Total expsndltare
					Raising	Funds	Chsdlabla	Support Cost	2022		2021
							AclMtlse
						2	2	5	5
	Stag mots					S2,349	'134,5S7	45,352	S12,230		405,075
	StegTrsml, Trel ing, R crugm	nts		Meegngs		715	3,461	7,147	11,$13		7,505
	Govarrurrrca stats						14,987		14,907		14,004
	Pre fir sos costs						23,284		13,204		12,802
	Ofgce: Ogim costs, ICT, Insurenc		8C mmunimtlons				4,067	S,477	13,344		21,$32
	Legal snd Pmlesslonal Fees							0,7$0	0,700		4,102
	Sendces to lxw Centres						75,07'I		75,071		00,209
	Gmnls 8Psynwnm to Lsw Centres			3b			242,5MI		242,S00		454,703
	Ministry ofJusdce Grant 8Payments			3c						3,000,037
	Annual Conference Ii Events						10,802		10,002		29,902
	Pubgcabon design 5print Su~ 8Jmmels						9,651		$,051		8,771 3,503
	Training snd Course Costs						149		149		3,309
	Welmile IDigital Developnwnl						0,7M		0,700		12,057
	Ssd debts xpense (Note $c)										720
	Gilm In hind										5,062
	Other(TrsvelSPro) NSF afw		sls)				296,$29	1 050	200270		202.010
	Total expenditure Slrplmrl Costs					$3,004 430S	1,124,047 05,023	00,MN ~09406	1,227,117	4,424,990
	Total expenditure					$7A47	1,1M,STS		'1,227,117	4,424,900
	In the pr c dug year (ended 202r),			5205042afexpendsuns	wes alhfhulasle		lo unmmrhfed lands snd t'4, f39048		agdbuiahle fo meldrmd		lu ds.
3a.	Total expendhum (Comport	n 2$11)
					Rel	Ing Fund	Charhahl	Sapportcosl	2021		2020
							AegvNes
	Staff costs					24,911	412,071	40,093	485,075		309,811
	Stall Travel, Training, Recrurtmenl		6MeeSngs				7,505		7,505		11,339
	Governance costs						14,004		14.004		'I7,927
	AuN end cNsr fees
	Premises oosts						12,302		12,302		16,901
	Oglcw Ogic costs, ICT. Insuranc			II Conmunlcagons			18,727	2,605	21,332		14,396
	Legal snd Professional Fees							4,102	4,102		53,506
	Ssrvlm st Law C aires						$0209		00,280		71,480
	Grahm 8Pap mhls to Lsw Csrrtrss Ministry of Jusgce Grant It Payments						454,7M 3,000,M7		404,703 3,000,037	1,070rNI
	Annual Confemnce 8,Events						20,062		29,962		ia,i30
	PubllsMon design Sprint						0,771		0,771		672
	Subscrlpgons 8Journals						3,503		3,503		3,320
	Twining and Coarse Casts						3,309		$,300		10,620
	Websge I Dlgltal Devslopmani						12,057		12,057		2$,758
	Dad dMM mgense (thus 9s)						720		720		15,102
	Gills In Itind Other (Tloral 5Pro)act Sponge	enate)					5,002 ~2M 017		0,062 282017		11,035
						24,911	4,345,109	54,M0	4,424,090		11,037
	Support Cost					4169	S0.311	(04,0SC)
	Total axpendSars					29400	4,$05,010		4A3hsM	1,079,5$2

						~243	sea ~	dgd Toe
S .	Analysis ofMinistry ofJucfice Grant Paymenl			to	Law Centres
	Ministry ofJustice grant	Income of23m was mcelved			In 2021.Grani payments	shown below rellect amounts	dishibu ted In acmrdsn
	funCing received from Ihe		Ministry ofJustice grant	in	the year ended 2021.
	G~st goh							2021
								8
	Bredfsrd Lsw Cantm							2,700
	Bdslcl Lllw Colitis							153,500
	Cambridge Houi Lsw	Centra						SJIOO
	Camden Comnunhy Law		Centra					75,000
	Central Engmnd Law Centre							15,000
	Cumbda law Centre							80,000
	Demyshirs Lsw Centre							111,000
	Eegng Law Centra							4,000
	Ecuagty 5Employ nt	Lsw C nlr						0EOOO
	Gloucsslsr taw Centre							93,700
	Gmeler Manchester Lsw		Centre					140,000
	Hackrwy Law Canes							140,000
	Hsmmsrsmlth a Fulhem	Law Cent s						13,300
	Herlhgcy Luw Cchtm							32,500
	Harrow Lew Centre							155,000
	Hgghgdnh tuw Cehlre							64,300
	Isle ofWight LC							61,900
	Islington Law Centre							61,000
	K irk lees Law Centre							10,000
	Luton Lew Centre							75,000
	Merseyslde Law Centre							120,000
	Nmacasge Lew Centre							86,000
	Norltr Kerisihgloh Law Cahtre							05,000
	Nolgngham Law Centre							164,500
	Paddington Law Centra							72,000
	Plumstesd Cmmnuntty	Lsw Centre						S2,500
	Plumstesd Cormiungy	Law Centre						4,100
	Public Interest Law Centre							50,000
	Scum Wast London tsw		Centres					274,000
	Suillhwhrk Low Curdle							201,000
	gp ek asy Law contre							92,000
	Sugdk Law Centre							03,000
	The Oerby Law Canus							80,000
	Tower Hamlsls law Centre							100,000
	Vauxhag Convnunlty Law		Centre					60,000
	Wigchire Lsw Centra							79,300
								2,940,00e
	LCN Menegemsnf snd	Suppwt rose						60.037
3d.	AAOEGN Ofgmmianuoo		casm				2022	2021
							8	8
	Ailhuel Report Audg					1,638 12,957		1,950 II.S30
	EcIrsvsl (reimbursed)						00
	Govclllehcc IllsehhgS Taint governance cocle					S34 ~14087~74 004
?e.	Analysts otbad debt expanse						2022	W?I
							2	8
	Ceblor wlolls							720
	Total had debt expense

For	the year ended IH March 2022	the year ended IH March 2022	the year ended IH March 2022
4.	Net (expenditure) IIncome forthe year
	This is stated afier charging:						2022		2021
							5		5
	Executive Committee's	reimbursed		expenses			58
	Auditors' remunenmon	(excluding		VAT):
	~ Audit						10,9'75		10,210
	Operating lease rentalw
	~ property						7,000
	Executive Committee	expenses	of658 were incuned		in	2021 - 2022 due lo online meetings (60		in 2020I21).None of
	the 23members (17 members		lo	Nov 2021;17membem		fram Nov 21)ofme commiaee	serving	during	2021-22 were
	remunerated.
5.	Staffcosts and numbers
	Staff costs were as follows:						2022		2021
							F.		2
	Salaries and wages						430,399		417,335
	Social securhy cosh						41,505		38,642
	Pension contribufions						31,244		29.098
							512,2$I		485,075
fia.	Staffcosts by acgvhles
							2022		2021
							6		6
	Raising Funds						32,349		33,829
	Charitable Amivilies						434,537		404A02
	Support Coal						45,352		46.844

Not	es to the Nnanclal stalemenls	es to the Nnanclal stalemenls	es to the Nnanclal stalemenls
For	the year ended Sl March 2022
6.	TexaDon
	Ag income is charitable		and applied for charitable	purposes	only and thus is exempt from corporation tax.
7.	Debtors
					2022	2021
					6
	Grants receivable				100,000	4D,DDD
	Prepayments				20,477	33,914
	Conference fees				2,500	4,700
	ITUcsnslng				4,600	14,059
	Membership 8Lexis	Nexis			24,$73	23,911
	Other debtors				S,64$	47,031
					163.070	164,415
0.	Creditors: amounts	due wDhln 1 year
					2022	2021
					E	E
	Trade creditors				07,546	69,344
	Texellcn end social security				1,740	12,316
	Accruels				17,68'7	10,525
	Pension conblbutlons				3.175	3,175
	Amount held on behalf		ofLaw Centres		27,$73	29,367
	Enher creditors				1,030	1.662
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9.	Fixed assets				equipment	2022 Total
					2	E
	Cost
	As et				15,070	15,0'rD
	Addilio				767	'767
	As et 31 March 2022				15,837	15,837
	Depreciation
	As el				12,122	12,122
	Charge for the year				1,461	1,401
	As at 31 March 2022				13,583	13.583
	Nel book value
	As at				2,948
	As st 31 March 2022				2,254	2.254

										law	Cannes Federation
Notes	to Ihe Financial		statements
Forthe year ended 31			March 2022
11.	Net Assets by Fund
																2022
											Unrestricted			Restricted		Total
													5		E	5
	Fixed Assets											2,254				2,254
	Nelcunenlaasels											309070			125348	435226
11a.	Net Assets by Fund				(2021	Comparison)
																2021
											Unrestricted			Reslrlmed		Total
													f.		2	2
	Fixed Assew											2,948				2,048
	Net current assets
												300,680			306,302	606,001
12.	Dperallng hase		commhmenls
	Ths charity hed	annual commltmenls						stIhe		year snd under opsre5ng wanes			expiring	es	follows:
															Properly
															3022	2021
															E	2
	Within I year														0rUM	4,240
	I- 2 Imam
	2 - 5)fears													~9		~4240
13.	Related partytransactlons
	Some members		of	LCN's board			ofbustess			sil on the boards of commun2y		lsw Centres			that receive funds finm
															2022
					Dsrbyshlrs		Lsw	Centre			(Sharan Chandlers)				218,NN
					soum weal		Nndon Iaw cenlrs				(pstrhk Maples)				212,527
14	Reconcglsgon	of		nel Incomsmxpendgure						to nel sash flow from operating			nemmies
															2022	2021
															5	5
	Net expenditure		as		per Ihe	stslemenl offinancial					sctlvgles			(189,509)		145,770
	Adjuslmenls for.
	Depreciafion charges														1,481	5,752
	Inveslmenl income														(37)	(105)
	(Increased) /decrease h debtors														445	384,559
	Increase I(decrease) in creditors														13,278	(217,012)
	Net cash provided			byr(used		in)	opereling		ac8vlties					~754,382		318,904

For t	he year ended 31Mamh 2022
15.	COMPARATIVE INFORMATIONrStatement	of	frnaneial activities	(ineorporuUng	an income and	expendihure
	account) for year ended 31Marsh 2021
					2021	2020
			Restricted	IJnrestricted	Total	Total
		Note	2	2	6
	Income and Endowments
	Donations	2O		288,277	2$8877	111,335
	Ministry ofJustice Grant	2b	3,000,0DD		3,0D0,000
	Chadtsble activities	2c	1,115,441	132,696	1,248,137	1,396,073
	Investments		37	68	105	49
	Other	2d	28.089	6,152	34.241	23,472
	Total		4,143,5$7	427,193	4,570,7$0	~1532929
	Expenditure on:
	Raising funds			29,480	29r400	27,211
	Minisay ofJustice Grant	3b	3,000,037		3,000,037
	Charitable activities	3O	1,139,011	256,462	1,895A73	1,652.290
	Total		4139D48	256042	4,424990	~1679 SD1
	Net Ineomei(expendUure)		4.510	141,251	145.770	(146,572)
	Trsrrsfors beIwoorr flirtds		23,475	(23,475)
	Net movement in funds		27,904	117,776	14$,770	~(140.572
	ReconcEIOUon offunds:
	Tote I funds brought forward		272,696	180,525	461,221	807,793
	Total funds serried forward		300,690	308,301	800,!M1	401,221