Company no. 2433492 Charity no. 1088588 Law Centres Federation Report and Audited Financial Statements 31 March 2024 Law Centres Federatlon Reference and Adminlstratlve Details for the y•ar ended 31 Marth 20Z4 Compny number 2433492 Charfty number 1088588 Re￿stered Off1￿ and opeTatlonal address l Lady Trlale Gate Gray's Inn London WCIX 8BS Executlve Officers The followlngserved on the Executive Commlttee throughoutthe year: From i Aprfl 24 N0￿Mber2D13. Chair: Helen Rogers VI￿ Chalr: Ursula IYHare Vice Chair: Vicky Fewkes Treasurer,, Patrick M2rples Secretary: Ngaryan Li Committee Members: Helen Bagley Sara Chandler (co-opted on 12 De￿Mber2Q2l Michael Fawole Najwa Ha5san Laura Hastie Peter Kandler (co-opted on 12 December 2022 Victor McAlli5ter Lyd13 Nash Pamel3 Robotham Ico-QPted on 12 December 2022 Emma 5trJdlin8 1Snda Summers From 24 November 2Q23 to JI March 21RQ" Chair,. Helen Rogers VKe Chair: Ursula O'mare Vice Chair. Vicky Fewkes TreasurÈr. Patrick Marples Secretary., Ngaryan li Committee Members.. Sara Chandler (co-opted on 11 Oecember 2023) Mlthael Fawole Najwa Ha5san Laura Hastle Peter Kandler{co-opted on 11 December 20231 Victor McAllister Lydia Nash Pamela Robotham (co-opted on 11 December 20231 Sagar Shah Ernma Stradling Linda SummeTS Mark Weights On 31 March 2024 there was l elected vacancy on the Executlve Commlttee. The Officer5 and Committee Member5 are all member5ofthe Executive Committee. Members of the charlty guaranteeto contrlbute an amount not exceedlng£l to the a55etsof the charity in the eventof winding up. The total numberof such guarantees at31 March 2024was 42. Mernbers of the ExecutNe Committee had no benefKial interest in the charity. Banker5'. The Cooperative Bank Islington HIEh Street London NI 9TR CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill, West Mallin8 Kent ME194JQ Charity Bank Ltd Fosse House 182 Hlgh Street Tonbrxlge TN9 IBE Auditor: Moore KIngSton5m￿tt LLP 6th Floor 9 Appold Street London EC2A 2AP Law Centres Federation Report of the Executive Commlttee lor the year ended 31 March Z024 The Law Centres Federation is a registered charity and 8 company limited by luarantee. It i$ governed bytheMemorandumandArticlesof Association treated in 1978and last updated atthe 2022AGM, The company is registe red at Companies House. règistration number2433492. The company 15 also a Registered Charity re8istration number I￿588. The Law Centres FÈderation also operates asthè Law Centres Network ILCNI. The refereno and admlnlstratNe detai15 on page Iform partof this ￿port. Th@ Executtve Committee, which is also the Board of Direttors of the charftabie company forthe purposes ofthe Companles Act. submit its annual report and financial ststements of the Law Centrèg Federation for the year ended 31 Marth 202¢L The Executive Committee confimisthatthe annual report and financial statementsof the Law Centres Federation ccmplywith currentstawtory requlrements, the requlrements of Its governing document, as provided In its Memorandum and Artkles of Association, and the provlslonsof Accounting and Reportlngbycharlties preparin8 their account5 In acenrdance with Accovnilng and Reporting by FRS lif2 Charkies SORP. Election of Dlrectors/Trustees to the Executlve Commlttee and ongoing Trainln8 LCN is governed by an elected Executive Commlttee whlch has corpordte and legal responsibility for all activities and functlons of the organisation, People are nomlnated prior to election, or re-elertion, by member Law Centres at the Annual General Meetln& In accordance with the Memorandum and ArtitlES of Assoclatlon of the Lav4 Centres Federation.Thls provldesforthe elertlon of 15 member5: ffve officers, ffve representatwes of member Law Centres, management committees and fwe employees of member Law Centres. Up to flve additional Executive Commfttee members may be appolnted by co-optK)n. The Law Centres Network Is committed to ensuring that the membership of the ExECUtNe Committee reflertsthe dlver5ityof its mernberLaw Centres. It annually feviews 115 coinposition for diversity as well as the ski115 of its rnernber5 to ensure that a balance Is maintained of 8eographic, developmentaL financial. legal and mana8ement skills across the Exeujtive Comfflittee to enable It to dwhar8e Its dutie5. An inductlon èvent Is offered to new Executive Commlttee members at the beginnin8 of theirterm of off Ice. All new Executive Cornmittee members recelve an induction pack that Includes Informatbjn about the Law Centres Network. and a brieflng that outline5 the roles and re5pon51bllities of the Executive Committee as both company directors and charity trustees. Recent copies of minutes, mar)38ement accounts and man4￿rnent reports, togetherwith coples ofthe Memorandum and Articles of Assoclatlon. are Included in the induction pack. Thk pack is available online for all commlttee members. Charity Governanc• Code Throughoutthe year,tTUStee5 are providèd wlth updated information on changes to relevant legislation. their responsiblitie5 as trustees, new guidan￿ prrwided by the CharTtlÈs Commission including new 8uidance in September 2023 on charitie5 Use of Soclal Medla, or other relevant information that mav a5sL%t them to carry their duties as Trustees. We also provide trainln8 on relÈvant topks and invite speakers to the Board M¢etlngs as part of our Dn80in8 trainlng for trustee5. Trustees are aware of the Charlty Governan￿ Code published in 2017 that set5 Out the principle5 and recommended practice for 8ood governantE vjlthln the Sector. LCN ha5 reviewed its governance arranBements a8ainst the principles within the Code and bel*ves that it 6 compliant whilst maintainin8 it5 need to operate its governance effluent￿. Law Cantres Foderatson Report of the Executlve Commlttee for the year end•d 31 March 2024 The charity purchased insurance co5tin8 £LOII induded in Support Costs. to protect it from loss arisin8 from neglettor defaultoftheTru5teesDirertors1 Executlve Commlttee membÈr5 and to Indemnrfy the Trustee5 against the consequen￿5 of neglect or default on their part. Risk Management The Executive Committee IECI has oveiall responsibility for ensurin8 that the charty has an appropriate 5VStem of controls, financlal and otherwi52. The 5V5tem of internal contro151s designed to provide assurance that the charity's f unds are used In line wlth its charltable objerts, for the purposes forwhich they were granted and fDr the public benefiL These controls Indude: A strategic plan, an annual bud8et and a ca5hflow projertlon forthe next 18 months, all approved by the Executlve Commlttee. Regular oversight and conslderatlon by the Executive Commlttee of f Inanclal informatlon, variance f rom budgets and non-financlal performance reports. Delegation of authority and segregation of dutks. IdentlficatK)n and management of risk. Overall responsibility for the Law Centres Networft rests with the ExecutNe Committee. Day-to-day managementof the LCN ha5 been devolved to the Director. The LCN undertakes formal risk management reviews. The Finance Sub-committee of the EC has been harged with monitorin8 riskeach quarterto report bad(to the EC meetlngand alerth of any new rlsk5 or Issues of conce rn.Tre Sub-commirtee reviews the types of risk the chartty f￿5. prioriti5ing them in terms of potentlal Impact and likellhrtod of occurrencè. and identlfylng w3VS to mttigzte thè rlsks. LCN IdentrfEd the key risk in the coming three years as: securlng sufficlent core funds, partlcularbrf ghJen thÈ ongolng Impart of InflatloD, Cost of living crisis and ending of Mult￿Year8rXThtS.. bss of kÈy personnel,, and the ongoing difficulty Law Centres, and all or8ani5ations across the legal aid 5ettor. have retruitin£ and retalning sultabty quallfled staff. The Trusteès also consider the potential irnpart of polltlcal Instablllty and a regularly changlng pollcy envlronrnent as a risk for both Law Centres and LCN. Mittgation5 are in place for each of these risk5. The Executive Commlttee Is pleased to repart that the charfty's Internal fln8ndal controls conform to guidelines issued by the Charity Commlsslon. Pay and remuneration of the charIt￿S key management personnel AII LCN staff Indudin8 key mana8ers have their salary Set agalnst the NJC Pay Scales. New stsff stsrtln8 salary is set at the pay polnt whith most closely matches thelrjob descrlptlon. IncrÈases to the Award. which o(Lurfrom tlme-to-tlme, are passed on to staff. The Human Resources Sub-commitee of the Executive Committee monitor salary polKY and make than8es as required. Public Benefit The ExeCUt￿e Commlttee IEC) conslders that the activlty undertaken to achleve Its Vbion and Mlssion are forthe benefit of the public. The EC referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commi55ion's genera[guidan￿ on public benefit including the guidance'Pubhc Benef it- Running a Charity IPB"), when revlewlng Its strateglc objectives and setting the approach It wlll take as part of Its annual planning process. The EC also reviews progress againstthe oble(tlves and actlvlty undertaken on a quarterly basis. Law C•ntro8 F•d•ration Roport of lh• ExeGUtlve Commltteo for the y•ar •ndad 31 Mareh 2024 LCN'S activities benefit the publlc In 3ways.' Through wot*#ig with organi5ations tc e5tabli5h Law Centre Services in new area5, therebv increa51ng acces5 to free legal a55i5tance for people in f*iancial hardship. Through providln8 serVI￿S to Law Centresthat enable thèm to pro¥ide legal services to vulnerable and dis2dvanta8ed people In ther communities with artfvitles such as asslstlng w￿h tender preparatlon and fundlng bids. tralning, govèmance support. f2cilltatlng effectlve collaboratlon and sharlng of resourcès. 3. Through policy workthat 5eeksto add￿$S the underlyingcau5e5 of people's lesal problem5 throu strategic projett5, through respondin8 to consultations. participatlng in re¥lews. represèntinB Law Centres with deci5i0n maker5, and through working to extend the availability of free legal servlces for disadvantaged people. LCN report5 pubThth on it5 attiiity and impact in its Annual Review available on ourwebslte: nn¢&al Revl df ts.twt 3nd pubmshed with our annual return to the Charitie5 Ctsmrni55ion. Throu8hout 202>2024 LCN consKlered all its acthjtties We￿ for the beneflt of the publk and were gulded by our strategK plan. Objétts and Actlvitles The Law Centres Federation {LCNI is the nat￿nal organisat*)n that represents Law Centres. The terrn °Law Centre. 15 a registered trademark. avai13ble for use only by members of the Law Centres Federatlon. The objectsof the Law Centres Federation {LCNI are: l. To rellÈvÈ tharitable need. In partkular flnanclal hardshlp, and in so dolng provide assistance lo Law Centres and encourage the formation of Law Centre5 in the United Kingdom. 2. To advance the educatlon of the publlc by asslstlng Law Centres in improving and diffusing knowledge of the law and the practice of the law and the administration of justKe, having re8ard especiallyto those areas or the law whith are of parttcular concernto poor people or are directed to the relief of poverty. Law Centres are nL)t-for-profit legal servlre provider5, speaali5in8 in social welFare law (housing, immigratiun, employmenL welfare benefits. rnentol hea￿h, communlrycare, publlc law, ett) and related area5 of law that affect people in their daiw lives. partiwlarfy pèople who are vulnerable andlor eu>nomically disadvantaged. Without Law Centre5 hundreds of thousands of people would have no meaningful acce55 tOjUStice and could not resul¥e thelr problems 50 would be hindered from taking up opportunitie5. To become a Law Centre an or8anisation need5 to be vetted by the Law Centre5 Network, and then voted in bythe current membershipat aGeneral Meeting. Toenjoythe benefits cf membershlp eath Law Centre ha5 to comply with membershlp regulatlons, Includlng employlng at least 2 lawyers and havlngan Independent managementcommittee drawn from the communlty It seNes. On 31 M arch 2024 there were 42 Law Centres operatingthat are member5 ofthe Law Centre5 Network. LCN also has 2 Affiliats5. Affiliate status15 intended Specifically for collegiate law clinics, operated by law studentsunderprofe55ional supervision, to 31ty thernSe￿e5 wlth Lav4 Centres, work for access tojustice and to SUE8est soclal welfarè law as a carèer path to a new gÈnÈratlon of leeal professlonals. The Executive Commktee secured resourres to employ a Dirertorwith 12 staff to implement the organisation's strateEi¢ oblertives in 202>2024. Thèse aré rev￿Wed and agreed each year so that LCN can achieve Its vision and mission: Law Cantre8 F•doration Report of the Executive Commlttae for th• y•ar 8nd•d 31 Ma￿h 202 4 LCN'S Vlslon-The Law Centres Network Strives for aJu5t and equal society where everyone'5 rights are valued, defended and pr(rtected. LCN'S Mi55ipn- We uphokl justice for sccialty and economically disadvantaged members of soclety by 5UPPOrtlng a national network of Law Centre5 that Use their le8al skills a5 a tool for change and their legal expertise to defend the rights of people in thelr cornmunltles. We represent Law Centre5 at all levels of government and national forums, we help centres to maximlse their potentlal as sustalnable organi5ations, we initiate new Law Centre services for partiLyJlarly vulnerable groups, and we charnpion the Law Centre model. We are the collectlve Vol￿ of Law Centres. LCN'S Theory of Change Below is our Theory of Chan8e that Illustrates how LCN will achieve its Mission and make the hange we seek to make in Service of our charitsble objects. OUR THEORY OF CH,ANGE TO TH•1 Centres Networf¢ )knpuFY ￿¥1 C£MThE TdOKE Law Contr86 Federatlon Report of th• Ex8cutiv• Committee for th• year &ndad 31 March 2024 OUR THEORY OF CIIANGE AND EauAL SOCIETY The Theory of Change il l ustrates LCN'S Strateglc Objectives for 202>2024 and untll 2029. l. Help Law Centrès to thrive 2. Strengthen the network of Law Centre$ 3. Amplify the colle¢tNe voice and profile of Law Centre5 The Law Centre5 Networkacts as a catalyst for athivity acr055 Law Centres, worklng on a national level to reveal Injustice. anatyslng needs and root causes and advoc3ting for change. LCN 15 uni4uely placed to Identlfy what has worked, collett evidence and share that learning acrD55 the network of Law Centres and then supportotherLaw Cent￿$ totake up proven method5. It drives qualityacr05s Law Centres and enables local Law Centres to join togÈther so they can de5i8n strategic national responses and exert influence. yet stlll be ernbedded in and driven by the needs in their local communities. In thi5 way LCN achieve5 rf(s tharitable object5 arbd its public benef It15 prod￿ced. Law Contres F•derallon Report of the Exec(rtIvg Commlttee fortho yoar endod 31 March 2024 New 5 year Strategic Plan As reported in 2Q23 we undertook a 3ff￿ degree review of our P￿VIouS Strate8K Plan. Based on the findings and recommendations LCN has adopted a new planforthe coming 5years. STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-29 FOR A WST AN EQUAL SOCIETY A particular focus of the new strategy is to harness the network of Law Centres to achieve a deeper Impact. The followlng i1￿$tratI0Th indicatÈs how LCN achlev@s this imp8rt. Folknwing the illustration below we report on the progress that was made in 202>2024agalnst the plan of véork developed to achievethe strateglcoblectbJÈs, Eath obJectlve glso highlights some of the Imp3Ct of thi5 attlvity. 9UAP05& Pw•vNlmg tourvdllltyli il IbNI Llw IIL4lJrd*ui￿l io Iij (bai4 fiitvs i#di¥ithi)Iiy tll itbouicrttfi Kf¥55 41]d •HAnQ#JMiPS 1IFASiIREMEIIT ndihr nv•d I TIVIYIÉS Alknvvbq e•Elb Lxwf,rniie tbrth tr4y¢lm*kn• Law Centres Federation Reporl of tho Executlv• Committo• for the yoar endod 31 laarch 2024 Progress agalnst LCN'S Strategic Objectlvos for 2023-24 Sts2teglc Objective 1- Help Law Cantre8 to thrlve MELP LAW CENTRES TO THRIVE LAI¥ CEThES AIIE BErrER ABLE TO MÉET TM& WGEDS ESPOMO TO commu￿11£5 In 2023-2024 to achleve the objective to Help Law Centres to thrlve the following streams of work were undertsken. The work was funded by: LCN Membership Subscription5 AB Charitable Trust John Ellerman Foundatlon London Legal SuFVQYt Trust • The National Lotterles C(wnmunity DigiL31 Fund The Legal Education Foundatlon HELPING LAW CENTRES TO THRIVE TrBinlng. CostiDued dlptal supwt Bvildlng dala ru￿U[lfy Fundnirying& Tewutce8 Law Centres Are uniquely plfi¢¢dto the law as a tool for soclal chango, but our network is only a8 Strong as Ouf waakest Tnember. Our continued progTess towards ajust and •qual Society 18 only POS8ibie if each and ev8ry Law Centre can secure and deploy the re8ources It n8ed$. Our work undar thi8 obJ'eGtive is about supporting Law Centres to: improve theirf inanel81 sustainability Identify and embed best andemerongpractice io Law Centre$ Federation R•port of th• Ex•¢utlvo Commlttae fortho year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 better understand thelr role as legal advice organi¥ation8 wlthin their local ec08ySt8m Df resldent5. community groups, snLI other charities manage 8nd deploy their people, money, buildlng8, time, equipmènt, and dat8 mor9 effe¢tlvely identify potentlal challenges 8t an earlier Stage and act qulckly to mitigate them Beyond these overarohingtheme¥, our close relationshipwith members maans we Gan respond quickly and strat88lC8lly to ernerglng pressurés and opportunlties. such as developments in Al or new pathways to sollcltor qualifl¢ation. This year. we have undertaken work in the following initiatlVe8". ommunirykngaiement Ongolng 5upporl to help Law &ntres better understand their role wlthln thelr communlties a nd to engage mole effectivalywlth the people represent LCN'S dlgltslvansformation programmeis a framework to suppartthe Indlvldual digiial Iransformatton of Law Cénires io enabl8 them to harness digstalsolutions to enhance thelr abillty to strive for a lust and equal societywhere ebEryone's rlghts aievalued, defended and protected. DigitalProgram Manaiement Digiial Back Offlce Prolect Implementlng a custom conff gurailon of Salesforce designed on LAW Centres. requirements lor managingback-Dfflce funetlDn5 Ilke HR. rants. contacts and office compliance. This is pail of LCN'3 routine work to provlde Jndlng supportto Cenires In the torm ofr. capaGity building direct support and tralning ra15in8 awareness of funding opporknnltles supporti ng or leading on collaboralive bids dèvelopi ng iesources and shari ng lea Inlng on applyingfor and managinggrants, donations and contracts. This15 part ol L(X's broader Dlgiial Transformatlon progiam lo ensure that Law c￿treS have the IT infrastructsjre they need to effects"veiyand efficienttyrun thelr Qntreand ellver 5ervlces. A prolectas part of LCN'S wider Digital TransformallonPiogramto testoutthe concepl of deployingatoolio help Lawcentres c3Pturedats on enquiries and client profile, including those people they have to turn awa Thls15 about bulldlng Law Centre's capacity so thtsry are better able to meetthe needs of thelr cknents and respond to their communltles. It includes di rect su ortandtrainin Lawcentre Fundralslng rr Intra￿ructUTe Enqulry Desk Law Centre Cipa¢lty Bulldlng li Law Contres Federation Réport of th8 Exocutlve Committao for tho yoar ended 31 March 2024 Undèrpinnl ng aach of th88e initiative8 18 8 serles of workstréams. Includlni. LawCentr• Hub8 ffunded byThe Baring Foundatlon) Damandfof socialwelfare legglacfvice Is incr8a8ing and Law Centres8irnplycan't keep up. Many of the problems that drive pe¢)ple to LatN Centres ar8 Systemic,. caused by biased systems, poor deciston mekiw and fractured Services. Ourhub project aimsto supporta cohort of Law Centres to explore a 'hub' model of legal actlon for their cornrnunitie8. Thi5 means that, i n addition to advising and representing Individuals, they will workwith Ioc81 p&rtners in 8 joint eff ort toward8 8 broader social hange goal,. on8 that. if achieved, could lead to changes In policy. law, behaviours or attitudes, or new way6 of designlngand deliv8ringservices. Since March. we have supported LawC8ntres inthree saparale regions Vauxhall in Merseygide. Derbyshire in tha MidLands, and s￿l01k in East Angii8- to dawaiop their respective approaches. As each Law Centre athances itsgoal.we are surfacingand capturingtheiriearning-convening. coaching, connèctin& and questionln& Durir* year rwowe wlll lookto outllno just how Law Centre8 £nd slm ilar organlsations can use their leg81 skills to Inform. advise and rèpresent local groups, SO together thay can achieve m8aningrul change. Law Centr8s' capaclty to h81p individuals with thelr cases Is not expected togTOW signif icantly. so maklngcommon causewith other groups and stret¢hingour legal ski lis in other directions 15 a timely project for thÈse trylngtime8. Fundingfof LawCentr•& As people 8truggle through th8 Cost-of-living crisis, so do the organlsatlons that are mèant to help them thmugh h8rdship.Thi8 year has been cruclalfor ensuringthat Law Centras ara 2bleto continueto 8eNetheircomThunities.Wehave bBen workingin partnershipwith Law Centres, other community organisBtions and the London Legal SupportTrust to fight the co8t-ol-living crisis 8cross the capital. Backed by the GTeater London Authorlty, the prolèct aims to Incraase 8dvice capaclty to Londoner5 in hardship, and to dellver it in w8y8 that rèspond to their needs. After a successful first year, when the project helped tbousands 8cce35 nearLy £1 Om in additional Support. the Mayor Of London renewed itsfunding. W8 have also mobiliged our resource5 tohelp Lawcentres natlonwide meet thi8 tundrBising challenge. Our offer in¢lwlèd opportunity brieflngs, bid wriilngworkshops, and 1.1 bid cheGking and developmeni.Through thls we supported 31 Law Centres with 63 grant applications. roising a total of £7.9m. We hav8 also helped Lsw Centres bid for legal aid contracts In twotender oxercises. La8t winter, this cover8d th8 expanded Housing Loss Prevention Advice Sèrvice (H LPASI 8s well 88 8eizing opportunities f or contrgcts in additlonal arg8s of practlce. The88 contr8Cts were b£rely underway when th8 tenderfortheir replacements opened in the autumn.Wtthin 8 month, 8v&ry Law Centre had to bid to repla¢e eech of the multiple legal ald contracts It held and wanted to continue to deliver.Within the firstweek.we brièf8d Law Centre8 onthe termsof the contracts. Inthe secrmd and third we8k, we d8llvér•dfourworkshops toguide them through writlngihelr blds. In th8 fourth, we check8d and fed back on bid3 before theywere submltted. In additlon. forihe f irst time In ov8r a d@cade, the government decided to support the creation of [￿W legal aid lawyers through 8 pilottr81ning￿ant$ 8cheme.Teamingupwlth the company that admlnlst8red the gr8nts, we improved the selection crlterla to get thè best candldat88 forth8job. We also helped Law CentTes applyforihegrants, assisting slx ofthem to get the funding.with it. theywilltrain up new legal ald lawyèrs in what we thinki8 the best Setting for it. Tralnlngtor LawCentre8 Few realisethe unlque tthallengesthat come wilh the Lawcerrtre territory, such as runninga smalL Charity that is also a law practlce. adh8ringto requi rements f rom multlple regulators; and tacing a sector-wide r8cruitment and retention crisis. EnGounteri ngthis level of CDmpl8xity can be daunting, so we provide member support In several key ways. TD resolve particularop8ratlons Issue8, we offerco8chingtO 9enior8taff members In Law Centres. In th8 pastyear, we held over 55 Dne-on-one coaching se5slons. that also enabl8 us to Id8ntlfy and 8ddres3 12 Law Centros F•derntlon Roport of tha Ex•cutlvo Commlttoo lortho year anded 31 March 2024 further8UPPOrt needs. We also facilitate ￿er supportfor Law Centre leadors, in partthrough popular weekly mèeting5whenthey Gan connectwith colleagues across the network. share challenge8 gnd successes and $88k8(fvIc8. We also continue to support OV8r25 themed communities of practicethat 811ow practltlonersfrom every Lawcentreto engagewiththeirpe8r8 in otherLawCentres. Inthese groups. th8tfromthi8 ye818njoy th8 integration of Off ice 365, coLleagues can a¥k and answer questions, discu58 challenge3 and opportunities ond connect across the network We are 911 ihe richei tor this. To 8ncour8ge learning and¢orrtemplatlve practice. LCN runs reguiarthemedtraSnlngsegslons on practicalissuesfor staff and voluntears at LawCentr8s. This y88r we held 32 such sèssions. attended by nearly 700 p80pLe f rom our members. Satisfactlon levels are consistently high, wlth over two-thlrds of atlende88findingth8 8ession8 ￿ery good. or'excellent., If njnninga Lawcentrecan bedemandingformanagers,it can baffLe trustees, who 5teerLaw Cenlres in a voluntary capaclty. Forthls reason, a tralnlng highlight thlsygar has been a f ive-session seri6s on various Asp8ct8 of Law Centre governance. New and experienced management committee members have Bonsidered howto understand local need and use it to Shape 8ervices,' how to approach dat8 and reporting; the tundarllents ot Law Centre funding-, and understandir7g and manaling risk. Our progra$8: CW•cbw• 1..W￿￿tr￿ Prog••¥ 13 Law Contres F•derallon Raport of tho Exa¢utivo Committee for the year ended 31 March 2024 The maln blocks to progre55 are: 45 The impact of thls work in 2023.. 67% v r.¢ Iiaoing grmL 14 Law Centres Fedèration Rèport of tha Executlve Commlrto• for th• y•ar ended 31 March 2024 Stratsglc Objectlvo 2 . Strengthen the network of Law Centres STREMGTHEM THE METWORK LAW CEMTrES LEARII ACT AIIO GROW TOG£TME The following wogrammes of work were funded by: LCN membe￿h1pSubScr1pt1Ons AB Charitable Trust John EllenTsan Foundatlon The Bell Foundation London Legal Support Trust The Legal Educatlon Foundatlon STREMGTHENING THE NETWORK Increaslng the Building a x•cialjugti¢e LCNlthe llatkn￿ offi IAW Celltse Our members tell us that one of the biggest benefits ol being a Law Centr8 15 the opportunity to join with others in a combinedeffortto change society for the better. Although each 18 unique, they are all working towardsthe same gcal, with 8har8dchall8nEes and ￿￿onUnItIas. Th6ycan also do mor8 bècause they're together. This obj8Ctivo is about convening and connectlng L8w Centr8s lo lev•raE8 their shared experienceanddeep8ntheirlmpactbyworkingtogethertO8ddres8 Sy8t8mlc18su8s.Th18 holpsto 8nsura that Law Centr8s: otter con8iSt8ntly higtt-quality 8eiviGes Feel part of a m<)v8m8nt Collaborate on 8tr8tegic pol6Cts Are desi rable places to work 15 Law Centr•s Fadèratlon Report of the Executlv• Cammltt•• forth• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2024 It aLso 8lmsto mak8 8urathat LCN has the T080urces it need¥ to woperly ¥upport its members. Thls year, we have undertaken work in the following Inlt18tivès: Family Law Project A projectto explore how Lawcentres might increase access to lamllylawadvlce, In partnershlp wlth and Mlshcon de Ra Deepening LCN'S relationship with Law Centres SO Ihat we have the intelligence we neèd to support the￿ convene thern, and advocate for them. Supporting Law Centres to attract, rKnJiL d¢vekp and retain the staff the Holdlngan a nnualconference to brlng iogether Law (￿lre5 around shared challenges and Interest areas. buldlng communlty and actton planning on hov¥ a5 a Netrfork we can grow anrj thrive. Thls Is about building the dats maturlty of to ensure we havethe right skills, tools, leadership, cUltUreandgo￿nan¢et0cOLlecl analyzeanddraw, aswell as share, In5ightsfromthe Importantdata we hold on ouroperationsand Law C8ntres' legal work. Thls Is about ensurlng Lc￿ has the financial resources11 needs lo dellver its objectives and ensuringtheor anlsation 15 financially resilient This is about ensuring LC*J ha5 the relevant governance Infrastructureto en5urethe effe¢tÈve runnin and stewardshlp of the or an15atlon. Th151s aboutdesignlngand Improvlng LCN'5 websiie throu le itsiatlon. Th1$ Is aboutensuring has thew0rkforceitn￿j to dellver on its objectives. This initiatlve Is about developlng a platlorm for members and Lljl to share i nformation and engage wlth one another. Thls Is aboutlncreaslrethe coverage at L8w C£ntres across the country. The work is mainly reactive but wllh more capacity can allow lor more proactive auj'vityto bulld up Law Ctntrepresence. parllcuLarly In so called 'advlce de5erts'. ProEramme ofv4orkwlth Law Cenlres focused on dismantling system iacisrn Law C4ntre EngageM￿t L9w Centre Worklorce Development L(X thnference LCN t)ata LCN Finan¢e5 LON Governance LCN Website LQN Workforce D￿lopment l Member's Platlorm New law C￿￿eS Racial Justice Ourworktowards this objective incLude8: Workforc• Dwoiopmont AS the UK 8trugglesthrou8h tough times, thls Is Kaeniyreir In Law Cèrnres, wno neip those worst affected. Our network-wlde employea assistance programm8 r8fl8cts th8 toll thls takes on Law Centrè people, Thls year, nèarly two-thirds of the colieague8who have used it hBve accessed counselling. with anxlery beingth8 most common complalnt, In 2 in 5 of cas88.W8 are glad to be able to offeTthl8 resource. which a180 off ers conf Idgntl81 advic8. guldance and e wellbelng port81. 16 Law Centre8 Federation Roport of the Executive Commlttoe for tho year •nd•d 31 March 2024 In thésè condltlons.W￿kforce development continuesta be amongour biggest challenges. Building on previous scoplngwork. Ihls yearwe contlnuedto explore It with Law Centres. sectoi colleagues, funders and the LegglAid Agency. Thanks to the Propel programme, we have secured fundingtoworkwith five Lon(Jon Law Centre8 overthe n8Xt three years. This has allowad us to racrvit a cohort of sevgn apprentic8 solicitor8to increase access to lustlco In the capltal. while testing new approaches to recruitment. training and retentlon. We wlll share our learnings nationwide as we continue to seek additional funding to addr888 the different challenge8 of Law Centres OLrtside of London. New Law C•ntrn8 Asa movement forchange wé continue to grow. Over tha iastyearwe have streamllned ourappllcatlon and on-boarding prccess for prospective members. greatlyreducingthe administrative burden and prDvldinE a cl8ar8r pathway to Law Centra status. In September 2023. Leic8Stgr-b8sed Community Athice & Lawsorvice joined ourrank5, bpcoming Lelce5terCommunityAdvice & Law Centre. They were swiftly followed by RCJ Advice who were granted membership in Novembar but gre yet to begln operatingas 8 Law Centre, in part due to thev8rysad and untirnely p88si ng of thelr hlghLy regard8d Chlef Ex8¢utiv4 Alllson Lamb. We continua to workwlih 8even othèr organisations movingtowards membarship in th8 comingyear. LCN Governance In 2023the EKecutiveCommitteedecidedthatitwa8tim8 torevlewandrewrlte LCN'S Memorandum and ArticlesofAs8OCi8tionto make sure it was A governingdocument suilable foi our needs Inthe twenty- fir8t century. Our current Memorandum &Article8, 81thcugh am8nd&d overthe yEars.wa8wrltten In 1978, almost 50year8 ago, We are notch8n&ingth8 ch8rlt8ble objects orthe fundamentals of ArtlcLè8 but $impllfying.cLarifyin8and modemi8ingthem.withtheexpertise and manyhours of workfrom Allen & Overy Sheam)an, we aim to adopt the newgoverning document atthe 2024AGM. In addltlonto the revlsedArticle8. the Member8hlpAgreement Is being rewritten lo sit alongside the new ArticLes. Like the Articles, the purpose of the Agreement arKI the crlteria of membershipwill remain the S8m8, but itwill more clearly set out what It m8ansto be a memb8rofthe networkof Lawcentres. LCN Data Having 8dopted the new Theory of Change and agrn8d the next S years. stratoglc plan. LCN has put considerable work Intocollactingth8 datathat can evid8nce our progress and impact agalnst the Theory of Change andstrategic PLan. The graphsthroughoutthis report are produced by LCN'8 Salesforce implement8tion develop8dto collectthè data Bnd other evidencè to monltor and report on our work. It Is a iongand slow process and not finishedyet.Wewill continueto d8v?lopthe daiawe collect aswe better understand howwe should measure our impact. Data is a critical resour¢efor LCN. Law Centr8s8nd mostoth@r organisations. consequently.lhe governance of data. itssecurlty andthe proteGtion of prlv8¢y are ncnw majorareas of ¢oncern. LCN ha5 Cyber Essentlals accreditation and assistg Lawcentresto become accredited. Data governance is an area of workthat contlnuestogrow andwill b8 8 major focusln comlroy8ar8. Dev8loping LCN'S And Law Centrés, data maturity is a key prolect for thé coming 5 year8. We pLan to commencea programm8of workwlth London Law Centres and other partnerorganisations in Londan in 2024-2025 with the 8upport of the City Bridge Foundation. Our progre•s and Impact ara Illustrat8d on th& followlng page. 17 Law Centres Federatlon Roport of th• Executive Commltteo for th• y•ar endèd 31 March 2024 Some of our impact l&.,¥ Crnii Icr IIA91iiKIui "Qf&i1￿1.L1, Illil. r¥:'YY4 Iii'w Law ￿DI[FI ¢tt41ed Uii:. ytni 18 Law Centr•s F•deration R•port of tha Executive Comrnitto• for tho year endad 31 March 2024 Strataglc Objective 3 . Amplify th8 collectlv• volco of Law C￿tres MPUFY LAW CENTRE VOICE AND PROFILE 50 IXAT LCN AND IAW CEIITKS TEf4 CKAMPIOM The followlng programmes of work whlch was funded by: LCN MÈmbershlp SubscrlptlDIIS Esmee Fairbairn Foundatlon John Ellerm3n Foundatlon - AMPLIFYING LAW CENTRES, VOICE AND PROFILE Engaglngwlth GOv￿n￿o￿t & ¥takeholdeT$ onlin• pregence C*ntre $torieg To bringaboutajustandequal society.weneedtoworktowardsoGialchangé.ToAflectsocialchang4 w8 know that Law C8ntres must not stltkto thelr proverblal knittlng. R8ther,we need to engage the public rithwhatLawC8ntr88'worktèachasus8bDUtth8 changethatoursocietyneeds.Todo ihiswell, LCN has Identif ieda8one of its keyobjective¥ the rai¥ing of Lawcentrès, profil8.whioh in turn would anab18 US to Bmplify tholr 8dvoc8cyvoice. Pur8uingthis, LCN aimsfirstto estabU8h Lawcerrtres. siandlng In tha discourse on soci81 refoTm.We make peopleBwar80f LawC8ntresandwhattheydo.empla818ir¢ltheirprrJfessiw481i3m 0glaiJvpr8Ctices thelr strong root8 iri their respoctlve communities, and their plac88 in a wider, longstandlng movemenL This then creates space for LCN to speak out rnor86ffectlvely. conveytheircti8nts' voice8. to point out injustices and how they can b8 rlghted. and to support their arguments with data and expert analysi8. There aretwo distinctbutoverlappingpart8 to thisworlthe flrst15fttu88d on policy8nddirect advoc8Cy. and the second on communicatlon8 Ipubllc advoc8eyl* profile r8i8ing and building Law C8ntres' branrfs recognition-that is. people's under8t8ndi ngof what we Stand for and whythey should Ilstan to us. Last 19 Law Centres Federaoon R•port of tho Executive Commltt•e far the 5ffjar •nd•d 31 March 2024 year, these were borneoutln four high levelarea8 of work.To achievethlx. WB ar8 undèrtaklngthefoUcphinE inltiatlvas,. Iniilalive Nam2 cess to Ju$tlcè Poucy Oescrlpllon catingwith thegovernrnentandotherstakehddersfor a faireraxessto justice policy, beyond legal a id: thi5 includes commissioning legal supportseNicES, malntalnlng thejustlce System's accessibilityto vulnerable people through court reform and diOtsli5ation,ensuringthatnewforrns of dispule resolulion better meet I needs, and Ihat legal service regulation 15 proportiDnale and en4bllr dvocatingwith thegovernmentforbetterclvll legalaldpollw. mole Incluslve scop nd eiigiblUty,greateravallablltyacross the country, more streamllned processes nd faiier remuneratlon- asweLI asgreaterlnfrastructyrelnvestsnentln local offi nd the legal ald workforce. Thls Inlltalve ￿Ver$L(￿ approach for ralsing ihe proflle of Law C*ntres and thelr ork externall ivil L6DIAld Policy ommunicatlon5- External awcentre Brandlng Communlcations- Law Centres Law C8ntr8 Data hlslsaboutdevelo ing and sharing the Law Centre brandln material. hls Inlllatlve covers LCN approach lor bulldlng Law Cintres, capaclty and skllls round communication5. includlng how LaN communicates with t£w Centres hls Isaboul buildinEthedata mattjrtyof Law Cenues ro ensure they havethe right kllls,toots, leadershlm cultureand governanceio collect, analyze and draw. as S share. Irtslght5fromthe Important dala they hold on their oparatlons and legal ork. Qbllective headlngiorLCN'5 advocacywork onlssuesrelatlng to Law CÈntres' work atare beyond thelustlce porffollo: these Include migrant Tights and mlgrant uppo¢ renters'rights and acce55to redres5,workers' rights, dlsabllity rights and veTall hurnan rights. he projectwill use LQN'S policyexperti5etogetherwrth that of the partners to help emove bairie15 Ihat prevent people who speak English as another Languageto ccess justice. We will use LCN'5 membershlp ofvarlous reference and advlsory groups wlth Inlstryof JusUce {MoJ) and His Majesty's Court and Tribunal Service (Hm￿s) to denllfya nd advocate for changes required to services {including digital too151 to na ble beneracce55 tothe justlce 5y5tem. We wlll also work wlth Ihe partner Law ntres to identifysystemlc barrlers ata localleveland irlentltyandadvocateforthe han e needeil, So¢ialJustice Advocacy Overcomlng Langwage arrlers to Acce5S U5tice In a busieryear than beforo. our ￿LIcY work had two maln preoccupatlons: AdvoGatlng for graatsr ae¢o98 to Iustlco, especially for people in dlsadvantage: this Included engagement with two compTehen8ive revithv of civil leg81 aid. one by the Mini5ty or Justlce Itself 8nd anoth8r by the National Audlt Offlce, to Influence thelr findlngs and r8cornm8ndatlons. We aL80 engaged with the Oppo8ltion to get new policy ide83 Into irculation, contributingto a pamphlet bythe Society of L&bour Lavryers espousing¥ nation&1 legal service. We have also influenced poiicymakerg on tha direction Df existlng provislon$, such as the Home Loss Prevention Adv5¢6 S8rvic8 and th8 revi8w of 18g818ld's rn8an8 threshold. both showlng initiat promise. Advoc￿[n& for th• righis of dlsadvaniagod grovpg and upholdlng them: here we have Gontinued and escalated tsmo pre4xistingadvocacy proj8Ct8. As part of the Renters Refom Coalition we campaigned for the hou¥ing rights of the UK'S 13m private renter4. including affordability. home standards. protectlons and preventi ng evlctions. We have al80 been advocating for migrants. righty throl￿h two joint campaign8 and beyond them. Thi8 has 20 Law Centras Federatlon Rèport of tho Executiva Commlttè• for thè year •nd8d 31 March 2024 included a8ylurn seekers, rightto workand to reunitewithfamilies already inthe UK, asweLI a8 ensuringthat, it8 migr8ntisdet8lnedand faces remov8lfromthe UK.they canacces88 legal aid lawyertodefendtheir rights. Ourcommunications and profile-raisingworkha5 also seen a busyyear. chiefly on twofrontg: St•pplng up our communlcatlona outputand its Impoct: we have Put In consld8ratAe work to post more dlotal content on our website and 80Gial media, that would reach more people and 8ngage them with more attractive, more visual content. Along with this, we have worked with Law Centre5 to support the network of new and existing communications r(Ae holders acr095 the county. We also helped th8m re8pond to news media enqulrles more effectively. resulting in an increase In medla appearances. especlaLiy In natlornl publlcation81channeis. Interm50f content, our communicationscornbinethree main factaE'. showcaaing LawCentre5, theirpeople and work, pLatlorming our advocacyworK as above" and, importantly, featuringL8w Centie cllents, voices. ,R AJUST AND EQIUAL SOCIE (It Vi •• JQIII YHE MGHf FORA FAIHER soaiTY Relaunching ourwobsltei ¥PQrtingrefre8he4J brandiryt: in December.wewereveryhappy to rELaU￿h our website. that serves a dual role a9 LCN'Y webslte aswell 05 an entry paintto Local Law Cent and their servlces. The new website was largely developed in house. and takes a now. more Semantic approachtohoww8 present infoimation, 8ndus8sno cookles.However.whatvl$ltorswouldnotlc8 mcÉt readily 1$ the ref rashed brand identitythatit8howcase5'. a clear, bolder LOOK" an 2Uthentlc. InformedfeeL and a brighter axtendad ¢olour paletta, all bettor to engagè the publlc. 21 Law C•ntres Federntion Report of the Executlv• Commlttge for the year endod 31 March 2024 0¥or* 9.. fv¢or•6• Some of our Impact of Oblectlve 3: The generalelect1onc8118dinju￿ hasdlsNpted8omewort(plannedfortheperiod. but ithasnot aff 8ctsd the accumulated irnpact of our advocacy and communicatlonswork On the contrary, the changa Df governmènt presents opportunities to build on18styear's 801id progress. LCN has made the best casethat itcould have In the Reviewofcivil LegalAid.and much of our evlderre and ar8ument8 13 reflected in the Natlon81 Audit Offlce report, published in February. While the Renters (Reform) Bill fell away as Porliament was dissolved. there remains the poiiilcalwilLto make generati(¥ chgn8eS to private r8ntars' right8 and, through our recént work. LCN 1$ better p18ced than befor8 to influance th18. Akey plank inthis influencingworkis our communleatlons and pmfllo building.where LCN i3in a stionger positionthan a y8aragothank$tothe development8reportedabove.we alraatyseèthalncrnasad media interestthatthis workhas g8n8rated and lookto betterexploit it. This advancement atso provldésus with gt)od foundation towork more ¢108elywith membèr Law Centres on engaging new MPS and rninister¥ with our calls to action on SDcialjustice. 22 Law C•nlr•s Foderation Roport of the Exè¢utlve Commlttee for the year •nd•d 31 March 2024 i¥ ir,fjURE$ 14 39% 4IN5 media aweil{An I I hadDw Tru114rle15 iuei ifj advoc•* loi bell•i p•b¢ LI'N diid Law C-. rillV-. Yjatsuttal •ppeal¥￿¢s The Future - the next 10 years The Simple reality 15 that the speed of than8e 15 such that detailed planning for any longer than &12 month5 is often of very limited value ￿ the 5tsffin81 fundin& politiral and tethnologKal environwent changes ot a Pa￿ whlth means that strate8ic and operntlonal plannlnB need to be agile and adaptablE Ito ensurè that opportunltles are taken and that risk5 are managed and mitig8tedl. For thls reason. LCN has changed r(s approath to buslness pknning. Instead of annual reviews, we have Implement@d a 6 monthly review process. At each review. detail forthe coming six month5 WIN bè uprlated and the plan will be extended so that tt a￿8VS looks at least threè years Into the f uture. In De￿rnber 2019 LCN set out a lon8erterm110 year51 outlook for Law Centres and for LCN. This gives us a clear sense of dlrection and asplratlon. In early 2024we reviewed the 10 year outlook. Below Is our amb￿[0￿.. Our io-yeat arnbition is thai we work towards: i Thenational network of Law Centres will have grown to at lèast 50 Centres: Z AU14wCelltrps w￿1 be Tr&lll¢llt Bud secure wllh tol.be18test techDology end fjble to meet community needs alld expectation Lawcentres willbe Jecogmsed as rights.based owisalioDS working with local comllwrrities to use the law as atool foi chaDge,' LCN wfjl remain at tbe heart of the nelwork providing an ]￿eaSed IaDge of SUPPOTt seThi¢es lo Law Centres and recognised nationalty as Ihe voice of Law Centses and a champion lor Kce5S to Justice and s￿] change. Law Cenlres Federatlon Report of th8 Ex8cutive Committee forlhe year ended 31 March 2024 The next 5 years LCN'S new strategic plan based on the updateé Theory of Chan8e has identified that in the wming 5 years we will focu5 on the following: THE NEXT FIVE YEARS 8ased on the recomrneThJatlDn5 mede bVS(xlal FinJKEfolkMlnBtl*ir rThlew In 2023,the nextfiveyearswIII see Lsfoc(s cm: i￿UdIng SbXyt¢DiDg fx*.&71YaD Eurentivwk •nihLH and ￿bI¢*th0#¢ Ipftee￿ thc p¥y6¢£'Ee% ¢ey The Year Ahead - 202412025 Followlng the external review of LCN and the continued focus on our new Theory of Change, in 2024- 2025 LCN aims to continue to work toward5 the followin8 3 objertives.. L Help Law Centre5 to thrive- gettlns more help lo people in need I Strengthen the network of Law Centrn$- 5plving blgger problern5together 3. Amplify the collectlve voice of iawtentres- speaklng out forchange Fundraising Prartice As for many charitie5, ralslng voluntary funds from trusts, foundatlong and indivlduals is a vlt21 sour of income for LCN, enabllngu5 to fulfll our charitable objectives as effectively as p055ible. We are very grateful forthe support glven by all our donors. LCN believes that fundralsing should be an open, honest and respectful proce55. We aim to build and maintain solid partnerships wlth our 5UPPOrters and donors. based on mutual understanding and shared value5, In developing our approach to fundraisin8 we have taken account of the Code of Fundraising Practice issued by the Fundralsin8 Regulator. LCN is regrstered with the Fur,draisin8 Regulator. LCN operates with a small internal fund￿1511}8 team. LCN does not, nor will not, en8age in face-to-fa ortelephone fundraising. LCN has received no complaints about its fundr4i5in8 activitie5 either during thé financlal year or subsequently. 24 Law Centr•s Federalion Report of th• Exocutiv• Commlttee for tho year onded 31 March 2024 GDPR and Cyber Essential LCN continues to monitor our compliance with GDPR. LCN'5 Privacy Policy, publlshed on ourwebslte. dearly stateswhat personal data LCN WIN hold In relation to 5UPPQrters and how this data will be used. It also set5 Out how indlvlduals can ralse concems Dr complalnts. In 2023-2024, we undertook the work to be ￿rtrfled as havlng met the Cyber E5sentlal standard. Financial review The total net incoming resource5 for LCN were £31386.12023.' out80ing resources1£156,667}1. LCN had a net deficit on unre5triGted fund5 of l£]3,9461. To8etherwith the accumulated surplus brought fO￿ard from previou5 years. the charitable company now ha5 unrestritted funds of ￿,89912023 £112.8451. Our maln source of unrestrlcted Intome contlnues to be from subscrlptlon5 from Law Centres and donatlon5. In add￿lOn, a contrrbution this year of £5,483 Erft5-in-kind was generously provided bv several lawfim15 {2023: £9,470). Restricted funds at 31 March 2024 amounted to £214,30212023: E167.970I Thls is sufflcient for the activities for which the funds were provided. Reserves policy The EXeCUt￿e Commlttee has consldered the followlngfattors when tonsiderlng a reseNes poliq.. the organlsation's contractual obllgatlonsto fcs staff In termsof parental rights. sickness pay and redundancy pro¥lslon5; the organlsatlon'5 obligation to malntain a safe and dean worklng environment; that certain equipment 15 essential for our worK' that an In(￿3$1nB proportM?n of the organisation's income is now derived f rom fixed term project grants. The Executlve Commlttee agreed that LCN should alm to malntaln unre5trlrted f unds equal to 51X month'scoreservke runnlng c05t5. Thi5 amountsto £129,450. The wrrent levelof unre5trictpd rese￿e5 Is￿,899, at Balance Sheet date. This 15 suffldentfor LCN to run fOr￿SMonths. The level of unrestrlrted reserves and available r2sh ts sUff￿ntfor LCN to meet its obllg2ilons should tt cease trading. With the award Df new multi-year grants, the EC anticipates that they will achieve a small surplus in 2024 2025 and will aim to rebuild reserves to the level they believe 15 prudent given the currentcircumstances in the UK. The EC noted th* LCN need5 to Secu￿ additional core funding 50 that its flnancial position wlll be stronger In coming years and its resenJes Can be rebullt. Golng Concern At Its meetSng on 15 July 2024. the Executlve Commtttee consldered wttether LCN ¥vlll be a goln8 concern for the comingtwelve rnonths. The EC wa5 pfL7vided with draft end ofyearaccounts, Quarter 1202412025 Management Account5 inrluding the Balance Sheet. revlsed budget 2024-2025 with cash flow projections to Ottober2025 and LCN Fundraising Strategy. They also CDnsldÈrÈd Charlty Commission Guidance as well as Guidance from the Auditors. 25 Law Contras Federation Report of the Ex•cullv• Commlttao for the year ended 31 March 2024 The EC dlscussed whether LCN ha5 sufftcient reserves to coverits liabilltles should it have to dose- they asse55ed whetherthe documents indicated that LCN is on sound finanaal footin8 forthe immediate future. They consldered the Re5eryes policy, how LCN manageslts finan￿S, Its staffingrequirements, its charitable objért5. its strategic plan. its obli8atiDn5 to funders, the safeguards Ft has In place to protett against fraud, its leases and premises. and Dur current banking arrangements. Importantly the Cpmrnittee considered the current fundlng climate. They asked whether LCN is robust enough to address unexpected 5ituatvJns. Finally, they discussed the likelihood of the number of Law Centres increasing or decreasin8 in comin8 ye6rs and what impart that would have. It wa5 also asked whether LCN had considered mergingwfch othercharitie5. It wa5 agreedthat the Finance Sub.Committee should monitor ca5hflow and funding opportunities on a re8ular basis alon85vJe the finance reports. It was agreed to review going concem at eath ECmeetlnE. The Executive Commlttee agreed that LCN is a zoing concern until Ortober 2025. They also noted that It needs to continue to secwre core fundlng so that Its financial position will be stronger in coming years. Statement of Trustees, Responslbllities The trustees (who are also dlrettors of the Law Centres Federation for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparlng the Tru5teeg Report and the f inanclal ststements In accordance with appl'cable law and Unlted Kingdom Accountin8 5tandard5 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Prdcticel inthding FRS 102. Cornpany law requlres rru5tees to prepare financial statements lor each f Inancial year which give a true and falr vlew of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of the Incomlng resource5 and pplication of resources. Includlng the income and expenditure, of the charltable company for that perlod. In preparing these fInanc￿l statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accountlng pollaes and then appty therD wnsi5tent￿. observe the methods and principles in the Char￿leS SORP; make jud8ement5 and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- state whether appifc3ble UK Aceountin8 Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures dlsclosed and explained in the financlal statements,, and prepare the flnancial statements on the gcing con￿rn basis unless It is Inappropriate to presume that the tharitable company will contlnue in bu5ine55. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posiiion of the charitsble company and ènable them to ensure that the financial statements compty wlth the Companie5 Act 2006. They are also iesponslble for 5afeguardlng the a55ets of the tharitable company and hen￿ fortaking reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irre8ukrltles. In so far as the trustee5 are aware.. there is no relevant audrt information of whl¢h the tharitable compan*5 auditor 15 unaware,. and the tnJstse5 have tsken all steps that they ought to have taken to make them5elve5 aware of any relevant audr( Information and to establish that the audit¢r is aware of thiat information, The trustee5 are responsible forthe maintenance and Integrity of the corporate and flnaneial InformatEon Induded on the charitable company's website. Leglslation in the United Kingdom governlng the p￿paratIOn and d15semination of finanaal 5tstements may differ from legislation in other juri5dirtions. Law Contres Foderation Report of tho Exocutlva Commltt80 for the year ended 31 March 2024 Events since the end of the year In the opinion of the Executive Commlttee no event SIn￿ the balan￿ sheet date sEnifKantly affects the companvs financial posIt￿n. However. the Executive Committee 15 continually monitoring LCN'S current and future finances. Havin8 carried out a detaI￿d review of the Charity's resour￿5 and the current ecollomir challenges faong both the Charity and its membEf5, together with the review of G¢in8 con￿rn dis¢u$5ed above, the Trustees are satlsfled that the Chartty has sufficient cash flows to meet Its liabllltles as they fal due for at least one yearfrom the date of approval of the finandal statements. Approved by the Executive Comrnittee on 14 October 2024 and 5i8ned on it5 behalf bv.. Helen Rogers Choir of Trustee 27 Law Contr•8 F•deratlon Report of the Executlve Commltto• for th• ￿&r •nded 31 March 2024 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LAW CEKfRES FEDERATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Oplnlen We hav8 audlted t￿ Ilnanclal stslements ol Law&rrtTr3 Fedv*lon {￿e charitable company'l forlhe year endal 31 March 2024 Ithith Gompc18e the Slatwn8nl of FinanGi81 Activities (including Ihe Summary Income arKI Expernlilure Accounth the Bal8rKe Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notés to f Inanclal Bt8ternents, irKludirvJ 51gnificant accountlNJ poliGles. The flnanclal reporting framewoth thal has been applied in Ihelr preparatlon ￿ appllcabl8 law Unlt•J Klngdom AccountirvJ Slandwd$. including FRS 102 'Th9 Finan¢lal Reporting SlfK¥Jard Applicable In the UK and Republic Of freland, {Urdted Klngdom G8n8rally Accept￿1 Accounting Prdcticel. In our opinion the f inar￿la1 ststements.. give 4 true and falr vlew of stat8 of the charftabla company's alfairs as at 31 March 2024 WMI af ts lrtomlng resources arvj application of resources. inclwjing Its inMme and expendltwe. forth8 y88r tl]en endwj", hav8 b8en property prepar&J in accordance United Kirodom Oenerally Accepted Accounttr Practice,. and have been prepared in accordancÈ wlth Iha wulrwnents of the Companles Act 2006. Ba•ls for oplnlon We ￿nd￿t￿j our audit in acG¢rdanc8 kntemational Standards on Auditlng IUKI {ISAs (UK)) and appliGab law. ChJr responsibllities underthose standayds *8 lurthor dèscrfbod In the Audrtorfs Respon8ibiliti8s forthe a￿11 of th• IIna￿ls1 statements seclion of our rEPQrt, We are Independent of tho ¢harilabl8 compary In accordancé %%4th tho ethlcal reqiirgment$ that aro relevant to our awjil of th8 f inanclal statements In thè UK, Including thè FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfllled our ott￿r ellwcal re¥PO￿l￿11]lles In accordance these uirement5. We believethat the wdlt evidenca we obtainod Ig sulflcl8ntand approprfaleto providea bm5 for our opinion. Oth•r Mattor The IlnaKial statements ol th8 charftsble Company for th8 year ended 31 Ma￿h 2W23 ￿re not audlled. Conduslon8 r•latlng to golng conc•m In audiliry th8 f in8nGlal 81atemwts, we have c0rKILKj&￿ th8t t￿ InJst8as' usé of lh8 golng concom basL8 of accounting in the preparation of the lina￿181 statement3 is appropriate. Based on the w)rt we have performed. we have not Identif led any mBt8ri91 UnEBrtalntl88 rél8llna to evants or cond rtion$ that, individually or colleGtivoly. may casl signff icant doubl on thé char4table company's abillty I continue as a golng cOr￿ern for a period Of at least tvthe months from kn the financ181 slatem￿S are authori8ed for Issu8. Our r&sponslbillties and the r8sponsibiliti85 of tr Iru5tee5 respect 10 90ing ooncem are described In the ra18vanl 8•ctlon8 of this report. Other inforniation The other inf oThation comprlses the Information irKluded In the annual rgport. other than the flnanclal statgments end our¥uditorfs reportthereon. The tnJ5tees ae rnsponslbl8 forlheolh8r infomiatloncontaln8d wlthln the annual port. Our oplnlon on the fIn￿CIaL slatomenls doe8 not cover the other infomlation arKI. except lo the axlont oth8rwi8e 8xpllcitly stat8d in report, we do not exprnss ary fom) of xsurance concluslon Ihornon. Our responsibility is to the other Informatlon ané, In dolng so. consldar the othgr Informalion Ma￿allY in¢on$islent with the financial slatements or our kMWI￿ge obtained In th8 coursa of the audit or Otherwis8 appèars to be materf811y mlsstaled. If we Id￿￿trY such material Inconsiste￿ie5 Qr apparent materfal mlsstataments. w• are requirod to deteThnirp wh811wr there is a material mlsstalement In flnanclal 5tatèmE)nts thpmselvB5. Ir, based on th8 ￿rk we have parforrn&J. we conclude that there 15 a maieri4 misstatement of t other Infomiation, we are r8qulYed to report tw f oct. Law Centr68 Federntion Report of tho Exocutlvo CommlttO9 for the year end•d 31 Ma￿h 2024 Wle have nothing to ￿pOrt In thi8 ￿8rd. Opinions on 01her mattsrs pre¥cthib•d by Ihtr Companies 2Q06 In opinion, bas￿ on the wort unéortak8n In the couts8 of th8 audlt: the informatlon given In ttE Istrnle9ic report and Ihel tnJ5tees' annual report fur Il* financial yw for vthich the f inancial statements are prepared is coThsistent wilh the financial stat8me￿s. ond the tnjstees, annual Teport hawe been prepar&1 in accordance %￿lh applicable le9al requirements. Mattgrs on wh5ch ￿ ar• rnqulr¢d to repprt by ex¢•ptlon In Ihe light Df the kno¥+ledge ancl underslanding L>f t1￿ cornpary and ils wwironfflent obtained in the GoU￿e ol audit. we have not identifi•J maten'al misstatements in Ihe In￿l¢es, wiual report. We havè notNng to réport Sn ￿SpaCt of tha follovlng matters vth8re tha Compan1•& Act 2006 requlres us to report to ygu if, in our opinion- adequate accountlng r￿ordS have Mt been kepl. or returns adequate f Dr our audit have been received from brdnGhes not visited by us- or thè financial 51atwnents are fK)t in a3r88ment wth tha accountiro records and r8tum$: or cert81n dlsclosur8s of trustees, rem￿ratIOn specified by law are not m¥Je: or wa Iwe not recalv•J 811 the Infomation and explanations r8quir8 lor our audlt,, or the lJus*ees were Trjt 8ntltled to pr8parp the f inanclal statements In accoKlanc8 y￿th the sm811 comp8n18B' réglmè and také advantag8 of the sm￿1 companies, 8x@mption In pwarfng th8 trust￿S. annual r￿ort and from preparing 8 Strat&Jlc report. R•sponslbllltle• of trustees A8 explalned more (￿lY in the tustg8s' r0spon61bl1￿IaS 8lalement Sel out on p8g& 28. the trustees Ivkn are also Ihe director5 of the charitable Gompany for thè pu￿ose$ of company18*4) arg responsible f Drihe proparntlon Dr the flnanual statemen15 and for being $ati6f i&d that they give a tnje and falrv18W. and for such Intemal conlrDI 85 the trugtee¥ detwmine i¥ rwessary to wable the prEp81ation of f inar￿1￿1 ¥18temwts that are f ree from material mi851atemenL whether due lo fraud or error. In preparing the financl81 slatem&rts. tnJste88 are responsibF&for ass8sslrwJ th8 charft#bl& company's abilty to contlnue as a going concem, disclosing. as applic&)le, matters relaled to going concem and using the goi conGem basis of accounting unless the trustg8S gither inteThl to li4uidale th8 charitablg compar)y or lo cèase op¢rations. Of have r*) rea11811c allematlvg but to do 80. Auditor's ResponsibilitieE for the audit of the financial statsmonts Our obJ8Ctlves arè to obtakn r8asonablo assurance aboul ¥￿81h8r IlnancS8l statements 88 a ￿018 are free from material missLitwnenl. whather duè to fraud or wror. and to Issue an audvcols r8POrt that Includ8s our opinion. Reasonable ss$uran¢e is a high level of assurance but Is rK)t a guarantee that an audit Cond￿ted in acCor￿anc￿ wth ISAS (UK) wlll alway8 detect a material mi5518lement vthen il exists. MIs5ts1em6nts wise f rom fraud orerroraThJ aw considered material rf, Indlvidually or in aggregate, Ilw could reasonably be expec￿1 to influence lh8 ecctnomic decisio￿ of usws taken on the basis of these f inancial statements. As part of an audit In accordanc& with ISAS (UK) 8xerci8o professlonal ludoemént and malntaln prof6ssIo scepliGism thrOug￿Ul the audit. INe olso: klrfy and a88eSS the risk9 of matérial misstatemenl of the financlal statsmenls, whether due to f raul or error. dosign and perform audit proGedur88 responslve to those risks. and obtan audit 8videnGe that 1$ suff lclent and approprfate to pJDvid• a b8sls lor our opinlon. Thg rlsk of not detecting a material 29 Law Centre$ Federation Report of tho Exocutlva Commltt•o lor the andod 31 March 2024 r￿$staternent resutting from fraLKI Is higher than for one Te5L4ting from emr, as fraud may involve collusion, foryary. intentional omlsslons. m15rèpresentations, or tho overrlde of Intèmal control. Oblaifi an underslandlThJ o* Inlwnal control relevant to the aKlil In ordèr to deslgn audit pfoc&Jure8 that are approprfale in circUm¥t￿re5, bul not lor tho purposes of expressing ￿ oplnitin on the effectivene$$ of ￿ charitable comp&y's inlemal control. Evaluate the appropriaieness of accoL￿tIng policies us&1 and the re8sonablenes5 of accountl 8stimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. Conc1￿Ja on thg appropri8t8n8ssof thg trustees. use of uoing concem baslsof a¢¢ountiry and, basgj on the a￿111 evidence obtained, o materfal uncertainty exists related to ev￿18 or coThllllons t may cast $ignrflC￿t doubl on the Ch￿Ftable company's ability to CDnlirth ats a going concern. Ir we conclude that a material uncertalnty 8x16ts. wa arg rquired to d￿VatIentIOn In ouraudilorfs report to related di8closurBs in th8 f inancial statemerts or, if such disclosure5 are in8d4uale, lo modlfy OLr oplrlorn Our conclugiong are based on the a￿111 eVIde￿ oblainwj up to the d8le of our8udltc>rfs reporf. HDw8ver. lulum events or condrtions may cause the Gharitable company lo cease to contlnue85 a gory concem. Evaluate th& overall pre88ntatlon. slnJGture and Gontent of th8 financial stalaments. includi￿j the disckJsurB5. and thether the fina￿la1 Statements represent the undedying tran8acllon6 and events in a mannèr IW achieves fair p￿SentatiOn. We communlcate vAth those charged wth ODvÈmano8 rega￿[ng, among olher mattèrs, the planned scope ar timiry of the a￿111 ond 81gnlflcant al￿11 f Indlngs, includ Ing any 8ignlflcant dBflclencies in intemal control that Idenllly during our audit. Explanatlon a6 tr) what extent the audlt wa8 conBldwed capable of dete¢ting Irr•gularltles. including Iraud regularities, includiry f￿Ud, are insknes of nont closely felated to 8v6nts aTrJ Iransactio Ilectod in Ihe financlal stat8ment8. Also, the risk of not detgcting a material misslatemenl due to fraud is higher than the iisk of not dete¢llng one resulliw f rom error, as f raud may Involv8 dellbernte concealm8nt by. for example. forgery or intentional mlsrepresen13tlons, or throijgh co Ilusion. Llse of our report Thls report is madg solely lo the charitable Comp￿,5 mombars. a8 8 body, in accordance wllh Chaptw 3 of P8rt 16 01 tho Companles Act 2006. Our audit work h&8 been tsndertaken so that we might slate lo the compa￿$ members those matlars we are requi￿ to stalp to Ihern in an auditorfs report and form other purpose. To the fullest èxtent permitted by law, we do not accept or assuma rgsponsibiltly to any party other than the ch*itabl• campany and charitable company's members as a body. for our aud il ¥vork, forthis report. or f orthe opinlons we h#v# fomied. James Saunders (Senlor Statutory Audltorl lorand on behalf ol Moore ￿'ngstOn Smith LLP, St8tLrtory Auditor Date,, 19 November 2024 9 Appold Street London EG2A 2AP 31 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Sts*en￿nt of Ilnanelal actlvitl•• (Ineorporatlng an Ineom• and •xpéndltur• account) For tho year ended 31 March 2024 2023 Totsl Restricted Unrestrlct8d Total Incom• Ind Endowm•nts Donafon8 125,489 425,584 478 169.244 728.686 Charita￿0 gctt"vltl8s Inv•strn8r)ts 2b 540,154 984738 478 Othèr 2c 14.492 Total 540,154 556A24 1096 978 912.591 Exp•nditur• on.. Raisiw funds CharitaPAe aCtI￿eS Tot&1 50,853 JO.B53 1,013739 1,064.592 43,475 1025.783 1,069,258 502,$47 $02.$47 S62.045 Net Incomèll•xp•rndlturnl 37.807 (5,2211 32.38fj 1156,6671 Tr•nJlor• b•lw•on funds 8.725 18,7251 N¢¢ mov•M¢nl in funds 10 13,946 32,386 1156.667 Rèconclllation Df funds: Total lund$ iytyjght farwar 10 187,970 280.815 437.482 Total fiJnd¥ f¢N*rd 98 214 302 313.201 280815 All of thè 3Ex>vè rèsults ar8 ￿èr￿Èd from contlnuiny activities. Th&r8 no other Mwnis8d gains or108605 other than IhEJse staia ats)ve. The aC￿mPanY1ng notes form part of these financial statements. 32 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Balance sheet As at 31 March 2024 2024 Not• Fixed Tanglble Fixed As%ls 224 1,047 1,047 224 Current assets Deblo Cash al bank and in hamd 135,208 372.417 144.063 295,756 Total Current Ass*t$ 507.625 439,819 Creditors.. amounts fallin9 dup within one y•8r 194,648 16D,051 N•t curr•nt ass•ts 311977 279,768 N•t A•8els 280815 Pund8 R••trlet•d fitnds In 10 214,302 167.970 Unresiricted fu￿5.. General funé 98.899 112.845 ofwhFdTr dgsi9nalg(1 20.593 Total funds 313.201 280.615 These finanG￿l slalemenls have been prepared In accordance ￿th the promsions of Part 15 of the Cmpanies Act 2006 relating ID Small ¢ornpanig$. Approved and aulhorf8ed for di8tiibulon byth9 Executlvg Cornmitteè on 14th 0¢1ober 2024 and 8lgned on Its behalf by Helen R Char geT5 Palr¥J( Marp19S Tleasurer Tha a¢¢ompanylng Aol&$ form part of the￿ finandal $latsm¥nts. Company no. 2433492 33 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Ca8h Fl¢w Ststamenl For th6 r ènded 31 March 2024 2024 2023 ¢aoh flow• from op•rntlny 8¢¢ivl1l￿.. cash provided by l {u68d Snl in UPBratkng 15 ,183 1115.338> Cash Ilu•M Ir¢)m inv•stlng actlvltl•s'. InlerÈst in￿)rne 478 169 Net ¢#•h provid•d by Invettlng 4¢tlvittes 478 Change in Gash and ￿$￿ 9quival￿t8 in the repor￿￿9 p￿r0d 76,661 1115,167) Cosh and cash equlval•nts At Ihè bèylnnlng of tho r•pok11nu p•rlod 294756 410.923 Cash and Gash oqvlvalfjnts at th• 8nd of tho r•portlng p•rl¢d 372 417 atygls of cash and ¢ash equlvalents 2Q24 2023 Cath in hand Total ¢￿h and cash Iquivalents 372417 372,417 295,756 Anatys55 of chan£85 In m•t d•bi 1 P¥ril 2023 31 March 2024 Gash flow3 Cash 295,756 76,861 372.417 Totsl 295.756 681 417 34 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Nctes to the financial ststements For the year ended 31 March 2024 i.tl AGCOUntlng pollcJ•• Basls of PTrparation al The financial statemènts hav8 b88n pr8parèJ In aGcovdanc& th8 FlnancTal ReportirvJ Standard applicable In th• UK and Republic ijf li¢larxl {FRS 1021. The Charrtable Gompany is a public bgn81it 8nlty for the wrpDS8S Df FRS 102 and thBr&for8 the charity 81$0 pteparedllg finandgl gtstements In accord8n¢g vthth Ihg Slaternent of Rgcornmended Practsc¢ applicab19 to chari118s prépadng Ihelr accounts In accordan¢e Ylth the FinarKial R¢portln9 Standmrd 8ppll¢abJe In the UK and Republ￿ of Irel£nd IThe FRS 102 Charitk•È SORPI, th8 Companf¢$ Act 2006 and the Charflles Act 2011. The linancial stat8m•nts arg prèparnd in stsrling, whlch 18 thg fUnCt￿al aJrrenGy of the rAJmpany. Mon8tary amounts In Ihese financi81 statements are r￿ded to thg near￿1 pound. bl V(4untwy in(xxne 15 recèlvècl by way ol donatkjns and gThs andls Included In fvll In the Btatement ol financial acU¥itle8 vthgn thgr8 18 entitlement, It15 measurable and ￿elp1 is probable. Intangiblè incorne ig rttoynised as a gift in knnd whor8 the provider of the 5ervtce ha5 Iriryirred a finan￿al Cost and is v8lued at the value lo the charity. I￿LL¥￿e is deferred bvhen il roEate$ lo a sp8dli¢1oter perto#. or Ihere ar¢ ¢￿￿1110n8 y$t to be fulftlled for entillemenL sl Sub5CfiPtion Incomè frum Law Cgntr& M8mkrs Is r8cognls•d in the year in whrch It relate&. d} GWI8 In Kind rofle¢l the co$18 of rooms, c8torirvJ and staff $upport from Law Fims and other suppllers to promots seminars, training and Bdvlcè s•sslons conduclad by Law c￿tra5 Fedoratkn as well as pro bono legal adwcè prtiwdgd 10 LCF. Glft$ in nd are either valued by the supplierfj undertaking the woth ￿, therfr this is not irnmediately Dbt8inBblè, by taking reasonable estimate of the leryth of time invofved in d(xng Ihe work multipliebOr￿ Tatg. 61 Granis are recognised in full in the $t8temenl of firanrial acttviti94 in thè year in which they are receivable. fl Résrwrces t¥p•n¢kd rBrA)gnlsed In the perlod In Ythjch Ihey ala Inwrred. Resource8 ewended indudè Irr8C4)v8rab16 VAT. Rgsourtes expended are allocated to the parfIcu￿r 8Ctlvlty where Ihe oost rel8t93 dir• lo that )ctivity. Ihe cosl of overall dired'on and administr¥ll¢n of each activify, ci>mpri$ing the salary and oYeth8ad costs of the central funct￿n. is apportion￿$ on the fdlowing baBi8 whith is an estimat8. ba88d on staff tlmo, of Iho amount attributable to eoch achvity. - Direct seThice PTovi8lon - Cost ol generatI￿g voluntary income - Govemance Costs, ar8 rnclud8d Mthin supwt costs. includ• the management of iha charlty's as8818, ¢ry8nl8albnal marwgm¢nt alld eompliance wth c¥)n5tFlubond anLI stalutory ￿quirem8n1S. gl The coyts of gwer&t4ng voluntsry income FEt4te to thE COSt5 InCu￿e￿ by the charity in raK8inu funds for th8 charitabkg work. h) D8predatlon Ls sxovided at rdtes calculated to write down th8 cosl ¢1 each Asset to Its estlmated resldual value on a slraighl liné basis its exp&￿ usÈful Ilfe. The useful IIv85 ara as fc41ows.' Cgmput¢r ¢quipm￿l 4 years Office equipmBnl 4 year5 D•prèciatlon costs are allocated to a¢￿￿tIeS on th6 basls of Ihe u89 of th8 rolated In thos• act1￿110$, Durkng the ￿rIOd of iheir d8pr8ciation, as59ts are revi8wgd for impAirrn8nt if urGumstan¢es In¢¥cat8d thelr carrylng value may ex¢t8d Iheir n•t reah"sable value and value in use, i) Rè$lrklèd funds aro to be us8d for 8pedfic purwse8 as l&ld d¢vm by Ihts donor. E4xndltur¥ which meets ttrwe critsria Is charggd to the fund. 11 Unrestrictèd fund5 arè lornation5 and oth•r incarning rèsources r8celvable or generated l¢xthe obiacts ol tho ¢barlty. k) Ranl818 payablè under cperdting leases. where $ubstsntially all the rfsks an¢ rewards of ownership rgTnoin with the le¥sor. 8re charged lo thé statement of flnaThElal actlvltfjas In tM year In vthlch Ihey tsll d￿. 1.21 Golng con¢ern ba81 The Exeouuve Committee at each of its meets.ngs throughoLrt 2023-2024 eonsld8red Its fiJanrAal posldon and whether LCF contlrnu8d lo be 8 goln9 con¢em. At it8 rnegting on 15 July 2024 it also corsidered the guidanc& provided by thè CX8rity Commi$$ion in reLqtion to'golng eon¢om'. The EC abo cortsldered LCN'¥ ability 10 5UStain and gruw its membpr5hip and Its pAsh p¢$lUon. The E%eculive Commiltee's Financt Sub£ornmlttee monltored risk, LCF'S fulyre funding'pipgline. and the rtnanclal PO￿11￿n of Law C•nlres as part ol Its judgement about'goln9 c¢n¢•rn'. LCF sxured 4 now multl.year gfanis in the st 6 months Df 2024 and ccnlintjes ID submrt Other furndlng appllcations. EC noted that th•ro ts sufficA•nt cash for the ￿81 ahaad. There is concevn Ihal Le￿$ fr99 rgseNe6 hav8 dropped bekn¥th? Charity Commissw's fecomm8ndalion of holdiny equivalènt of 3 months of running costs. The EC 8ro laklng thè néc•ssary 9t8P5 to Tnitigate Ihi5 risk and aim to rebuild reservey In 2024126. EC agre8d that LCN Is a concèrn. Thè charltable e(ryany therelore conllnuos ts> adopt the going ¢onc8rn in preparing its ilnancial Slat&m￿lS. 35 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notes to the flnanclal statements For the ar ended 31 March 2024 1.31 A¢¢¢untlno ￿tIMat•9 AndJud9•m•n In the of ttto trustees In apWlng the •¢¢ounllng polldes adopted, nojudgements requlreé that have a s19r￿le￿nI effg¢t cm the 9mounl$ rooognbfjd In the financial stobments. nfm any &sllmgts$ Or g$$umplions mad* ¢4rry a s￿￿ttl¢an¢ rlsk ol materlal adlwtment in the nextfinaTrSal year. 1.41 Stsff Polld•8 The cogts of ¥hort-tenn employee beneffts oro ro¢(8n1S￿ 0$ a Ilabllity#n¢J ￿ wan8e. The ¢osl ol any unused hollday entltkment Lq roco9nlsed tho perlod in vthkh the emW$ seryicos ar• ractNed. Tefminal*)n benefits are rncognised imrn8dlal8ly as an eywgnse wh8n the company is demonstrably cornmlttéd to términatè the employnent or to prDvide terrninabon ben&fits. 1.51 Financial Instrument$ Baile Hnanclal Ingtrum•nt8 The chaiTrty only hola$ b8$ic finandal In81¥umonts as defflnod by FRS 102. ) Cash and Cash •quival•Ats Cash cash equivalents include cash at banks and in hand and shc¥t term deposits wth a rn8turity date Df three montr¥ or less. b) Debtors and credltors Dobtors and craditors m¢81￿￿1• or payable tsnB y8ar of lh8 r8PQrting dat& 8r8 r2rri8d inilialty at IhBir traft￿tion price and sL￿8￿u@ntIY at thg r9cov8rable aM￿nt. Dèbtors and erèditors that ar8 recelvablè ol payabl8 in rnu8 than one year are carriod al Iheir present value of th• •xp•ctèd fLrtur• f•G•ipts or paymBnt dlseount8d at 8 rnBrkat of inter88t. 2a. Donatlons 2024 2023 Restricted Unrestrfcted Total Total Subscriplons- Law Centre membors Donations 95,100 90,389 95.100 90,38• 125.489 89,600 79,644 Tutal 125,489 169.244 In Ih&pM¢6dtyyw, 2022-23, donaNtr) o1£3&226 t¥c•hod t¢ Itmd FarnllyLaw Wothops al1d￿*S1￿*4erf4$ a Rtrsth¢tstY ftwKI. 2b. CharSlabh kll¥hle• 2024 Total 2023 Total R••trlGt•d Umstrlct•d AB Charitxble TrLJSt Allen & Overy FourKlat Access lo Justice Bafflng Fwndations Bell Ftsundation COM￿ Rélièf Fast Midland Business Ltd Fairb8im Foundation IT. Dlgllal Transformatlon (fNLCFI IT Nalh)nal Prdect ITLEn John EIKqmi8n FoundaOon Law 8o¢igty LorKlon Legal Support Trusl Money For LC_TLEF Paul Hamilyn FoundAlon Suslalnabllily ITLEF) Workforcè Dèvèbprnent rfLEFI Trust for London Post sTe￿t TrAinillg Fee ISeNoEs lo LC$ Gifts in Kind Annual conferenco 55,000 8.000 ss,000 8.OQQ 50,Crf)O 10,C(10 184,729 184,454 7.210 184A¥4 7.2111 6.986 15.IXIQ ES.¢JOO 14OOQ 64OQQ 17.50¢ 78.(KKI 91.250 17.500 48,000 48,000 500 290,99¢ 22,500 285,990 5,000 33,350 20.OThJ 100,00tt 100.IJOO 16,667 7.5 24,5(Kl 39.738 9.470 22,5 22.SOQ 124,1 01 5,483 124.101 5.483 584 72 In pr2Lthg year, 2￿2.23, £245,426 of totslincomp from th18rflable 8cdWlles Mw8 ￿￿$t81￿￿OI￿2￿IFIcred￿UTh￿I and £463.2 to rest￿￿1 fi￿￿5. 38 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Not•8 to the Ilnanclal 8tat0m8nts For the ar endad 31 March 2024 Ic Other in¢ome Rejtrlcted Unregtrl¢t•d 2024 2023 Sundry irtomè Totsl 5.273 5,273 14.492 In Iho p￿C￿lt￿YS8r, 2022.2J. n4,493 bvere 8lfrfbul8Ne to w)FKlrlcted irtom Totsl expendlture Ralslng Fund Chartlabl• Acti¥iti08 Support Costs 2024 2023 Staff cosis Staff Travel, Troinkng. Rgcnjim￿t & Mtgs Governanc8 costs Prémises costs Office costs. ICT, Insuranre & Cornms Legal and Profgs$lonal Fegs S8rvlc*s to Law Centr6$ Grallts & Paymonts to Law Centr85 Annual ConkrèrrA & Events Sub5criplions & Journals Trainillg and Course Costs Webslte l DlgltAI Developmènl Prolect spe￿fiC cost Gffts in ￿n￿ Total •xpandltur• s￿port Costs Totsl expendlture 45,1S2 355.926 7,524 28,220 26,817 6,954 3,430 119.206 310.678 55.070 3,228 4S6.148 10.752 28.220 26,017 10.B21 3,430 119.206 310.678 481.490 13,145 11.302 25,967 8,735 9,495 77.776 128.482 23.947 10.188 12A22 24,936 231.845 9.470 61.965 1069 250 3,667 8.872 1,963 54.336 28.067 5,483 957,475 8.872 24067 45,152 5,701 50 853 1013739 1 ¢)64592 1069 258 In ¢lJgwBcethgy88r. 2022-2029. £592.354 ofe¥pendAur* was alr￿￿¢#￿1010 UJFrtt$t￿ts￿f￿n￿$ &nd£47&864 8ttrtbtJtabfe ro re8trfcied lunds. Tolal •xpèndit&v8 (Gomparfslon 21)23 Charitable Activities Support Costs Ralsing Funds 2023 2022 Staff 8tsff Tfavel. Trainitw, RgCNitment & Mtgs Govemance costs Premi¥e8 cos(8 Office costs, ICT, Insuran¢$ & Comrn8 Legal and Profossional F•es Sarvieés to Lèw Cèntres Grants & Payments ro Law Centres Annual Confgrgn(x & Events Subsryiplons & Journ01$ Training and Course Costs Webshè l Digltal Dèvelopment Bad debts expenso Projecl SkEcific c05t Gift$ in Kir Totol oywndltu Support Costs Total exp•ndSlure 3e.907 368.619 10.403 11.382 25,967 3.410 7S.984 2.742 481.4YJ 13.145 11.362 25.967 ,735 9,495 77.776 126.482 23.947 1Q,186 12A22 24,936 512.238 11,323 14,987 23,284 13,344 6.780 75,071 242,509 10,802 9,651 149 8,71XI 5.325 1.e62 77.776 128,482 23.947 10,186 12,422 24.936 231,845 ,470 946.658 231.845 9A70 1.069.2S8 298.279 36,907 8,569 85,693 &5.693 1,227.117 79,125 1,025.783 43,475 1.0fj9.258 1227,117 37 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notss to the financial statements For the ear ended 31 March 2024 3a Analysls of Grant Payments to Law Cenlres 2024 2023 Baring Foundations Justice Fund - hnoney for LG LLST- Cost of Living LLST- Propel TFL- Post Br8xit Tolal 126,918 30,482 60,000 28,000 55,000 128,760 310,678 128,482 3b Analysls of g¢)vernance c06ts 2024 2023 Annual R8POrt Audit fees Indepondent examiner fe&s120231 EC trav81 Iraimbursed) Governance meetings Total 3,972 17,700 4,440 1,276 832 1,815 2.428 6,0th) 1,119 28,220 11,362 Net Income l {Expendlturel for the y•ar Thls is stated after charging.. 2024 2023 Execullve comm￿e?,$ reimbursed expenses Auditcrfs, remuneration Audrt" Independent Examination Operating lease rental3= property 1.276 1,119 14,750 4,400 2,428 6,000 10,584 9,486 Audit Fees for the financial year 2023-24 lotalled É14,750 lexduding VAn. An independent éxamination was undertaken relating to the prior year ended 31 March 2023, fees paid tolalled 10,000 of which £4k was incuried during current year ended 31 hlarch 2024 (2023= £6k). Staff G05ts and numb•rs 2024 2023 Slaff costs were as follcws.. Salaries and wages Social security cost8 Pension contributions Tots 397,651 30,661 27,836 416,967 36,248 28,275 Sa. Slaff costs by activitieg 2023 2023 Raising Funds Charltable Actlvltles Support Cost Total 45,153 355,925 55,070 36,907 368.619 75,964 One employee 281ned more than £SO,OfiO during the year. Total pension contributions paid during the year in relation to this employee was £4,841 <2022-23.. £4,592). 5b. Staff numljefs by activities The average morrthly number of employees Ifulktirne equivalentl during Ihe year is as follows.. Head Count Full Time Equival•nt 2024 2024 2023 No. 2023 N¢x Cost of generating income Support costs Dired Service prowsion Average Employee Numbers Staff have been allocated to area5 of work where they spend most lim. 12 13 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notes to the flnancial statements Fortha ear endèd 31 March 2024 Kèy Managqmont P•rnon?I Th¥ Key Managemgnl tsf the ¢horlty Is consldered to be the Dlrector, FlnanGe Officer & Trustees. Tho total 8rnployee beriefits of lh& key managomgnt P￿Sonnel wore £98,250 (2022.23-. £97,1791, %thtch indudes lotol arnployw NIC Conlributions 01£4.562 Inat ol Sk gmploymént Alowancel ano lolal ernploygr pan8￿n cOntTht￿￿Oll3 of £6.129. Trustees are not r8muwBted bLrt 8Tr r8lrnbutsed fortra￿1 and s(knsi$tence gxpgn6¢$ Incur￿ through attendance of govèmsnce meetings. ExacLJtiva CAJrnmilte8 8xpèns8S Df £1,276 WaT8 inGurrod kn 2023- 20241£1,119 in 2022-23}. Non8 of the 17 rnembers {18 mam￿r9 to Nov 2023,. 17 mambers from 231 of111a ¢¢mmittee seNing during 2023-24 tre ￿munerated. Taxation All income is charflable and opplled for th$rtt8ble purposes only and Ihv6 Is ex8rnPt Corporation Tax. Debtors 2024 2023 Grants w￿Vable Prepayments Conference f99$ Membership & Ltt￿$ Nex1$ VATDuo Prof•ssknal IrvJ•mnlty In6uranc• Other deblc>rs Total 3,605 31819 31x1 27,164 18.582 48,492 8.487 35,092 910 30,553 1,947 144,063 61.011 5,763 13&208 Credttor¥: 2024 2023 Trade ¢redliorg Tgxatton and $odal security Acuuals Pension ￿1}trIbUtion$ Deforred Incom Amount held on behalf of Law Centres Oth8r (*èdttors Total 24243 10.404 26284 16,691 9,376 30,516 3,175 70,380 27.673 2,240 160,051 97.9 27,673 1.577 2024 2023 Balance At the beginnlnu of th8 year Amount r•lèsased to Srthm• in tha y8ar Arnount deferred in the year 70.380 711.380 97.966 70.'380 Balan¢e at the ond ol tho s*ar 97.966 Deferr￿ Inwme for Ihg yw I￿lUd&S £87,966 for invoiurKJ of th9 Prof•ssloThal Indgmnity Insurancg in Mareh 24. which wlatas to th• nèxt finanaal yèar 202&25, along wlth a £1Q,000 grant Irorn the Talelll Fund. received in a¢fvanrts fDT the 202425 pwic￿. Deferred incomg of£70,380 in 2023 corrèsparnls to thè Inytsldng ofthè Prof8ssional Indèmnity InsuranG& in March 23, vJhich was appl1ca￿9 to and rgleased in the 2023-24 Inanclal ygar. 39 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notes to the financlal 9tatom•nts For the ear endod 31 March 2024 Cornputsr equlpmoNt Fixed aB89ts Tolal Cosl As at 01 April 2Q23 Addlllons 15,838 15M8 A8 at 31 Merch 2024 15,838 DeprecFallon As at 01 April 2023 Chsrge for the year 14,7 824 14,790 As al 31 March 2024 15,614 Net book value As at 31 2023 1,047 1.047 As at 31 March 2024 224 224 40 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notes to the financlal stat•monts For the r onded 31 March 2024 10. Mo¥ornqnts in funds At the start of Inwrnlng th• svr r•8•ur¢•i Outg•lng r￿QUre•s Atthe end of the year R•slrfcted funds: Tran&fern Baring Foundat* 6dl Foundation IT. Dlgital Trartsfomialh)h (fNLCFI Law Swiety London Legal Support Trust- Cost of knvlng London L8oal Suppcrt Trust- Propel Philip Klrsg Ch8ritsble Tru81 TL£F-Wor￿oI¢O Dwllwment Totsl Restrlcted Funds 139,153 184,454 7.210 17,5 22,500 17D.455 7.210 39.142 22.500 60.990 163,850 75. 22.500 153,152 12,917 8,725 61.150 15.900 22.500 167.970 540 154 502.547 8.725 Unr••trlet•d funds 01￿￿11c￿ designatéd£20.$93 Total Funds 112.845 20,593 280,815 556,824 582,045 18,7251 f20,693J gB.B99 1,096 978 313.201 Comparative Information: MovemèTrts In fund$ for yw•nd•d 31 March 2023 At the starl of th year IncomirthJ reS￿r￿S Outgonig re5our¢es At the end oltho ygar Transfer8 R•8trlct•d funds- AB Cbarttable Trust INth Wales Law Centre) 8•ing Foundatlon Bej FouNJotK Comic Rellfyf IT. Dlgital TTanslomiallDn (fNLCF> IT- Dlgltal Upgrad8(TLEFI London Legal Supw>rt Tepm Mlschon Donation Phib"p Klng Chgritab18 Trust Su¥talnability rrLEFI TLEF IMr>ney for NWLCSGI TLEF (WDrk forc4 D9vglcf)nentl Trust for London Post Broxlt Glfts in Klnd Total ￿￿trIcted F￿n 20,000 20.000 ,576 9,127 6,988 162,334 ,013 33,350 23,973 5.050 17,262 2D,DOO 7.500 25,035 184.729 8,020 6,986 91,250 85,600 33.350 23,973 12.253 16,667 20,000 7,500 24,SQQ 4,658 519,486 139,153 1,107 84,D01 10,413 11917 8,697 595 476,864 167.97 Unr•stslct•d fund$- 312,134 62.253 393,105 34.757 912591 592.394 76,417 1069 258 112.845 20,593 oFwhl¢h designafsd Total Fund¥ 41 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Not•s to tho flnanclal 8tatoment8 For the ar ended 31 March 2024 10. Mov•ments In lunds IGontlnuèdl Purpws of restrtcted grantfi￿d$ r•cqived.. Barfng Foundatlon.. restrfcted 3 y*8r ￿rrt to undertak8 in4ppth work wilh three Law cen1￿8(8UfI01k. Vauxham IUv&rpoDI) and D8rbyshirÉl to davdop and sca18 hub actiwti8S ￿ th8ir looa18S to &hieve longer-18mi soual change for theircommunitips and beyond. B¥ll Found•llon'. Projert initialty1&8d by Ham Law Centre to support W￿rr*S d Crlmg, part1¢Ular￿ tlx)$0 who 9P98k 18nguagè8 Ot￿r Ihar Enoli8h. LCN'S role Is to extend the19ar￿n￿ from Harrows proiectto othar Law Cwtres with vw to 85tablish mod81 tn olher pArtÈ of thè U Legwl Educallon Foundatlon.. workfor￿ Developrnent- 1 year re3tr1etsd grant to gCDpe a $ahemg to a8$1$t Law C¢ntrg$ oul$hJe Londor recruil and Mtain staff. Landon Loagal SupportTrust. CMI •f Ll¥lng Prolod: Fund$ grontto support London Law Cenlres W￿rk to irKrn85e advlce capaclty to help people affaGt&d by th& rlslng cosl of livlng., Impr￿ ￿rnmunitY outreach., increa69 provision of spau9￿1 leg&1 advi(￿ in ihe ￿rl￿gh9 ol Brent and Hwin9ey. London Lggal Support Trust. PROPEL: 3 year grant to develop L￿dOn Law C8ntrès' workforrkn, Includlro fundlnglogal apprentices at 5 L8w Centres. National Lottery C¢>mrnunily Dlgltal Funé.. Flnal y•ar Df a three yaar grant airned at thgital transfprmalion within Law C8ntres. £8,725 was transfer￿￿ from LCN unr¢theled fund¥ to Gover budget overspend. Phlllp Klng ChJril•blo fN*I', Thls grartwas provtded to support th• dwaloF*nènl of tha Ride for Justif* fUrKtraI￿n￿ gvgnt and other fundralslng 8rAiviti9s aimed al Securing for Law Centre5. Th• Law 8oGi•ty', TWD y8ar grant to rwalv 8nd further devglop the Law Centre8' Platbrm airned al irnpming online o)Ilaboration, supr*Nt, and sharirHJ of resources. Purpo￿1 of unr•strl¢tsd grant lund$ r•c•l¥od.' The foll￿ng fundlny Is Incl￿ed wlihkn thè unrèstrictad ￿ndIng linè in notè 10. S88 note 2b for a detailed breakd4Mn of nrastric18d incomè. AB Charmable Trust." 5 year unrestricted core fund grant lo LCN to increase ¢apadly and extend the Impa¢l of LCN'S work based on recommenda￿on8 frDm th$ Strydteglc Rwlew of LCN eondu¢ted in 2018. Thi8 grant ends In 8arty 2024. Esmee F￿r￿al￿ Fuun(ktion." An unreslriBted two year granl to mntribute lo core costs to malnlain eapgdly and del￿ory on LCN'S policy objecti¥e5, John Ellwrnan Foundation.. An unrestricted three year Core fund granted to Supporl LCN focus on further developing lis strategy and theory of change. and to make community engagemenl m¢xe central to ￿rk. Paul Ha￿￿ Foundat5on: An Unr8sttht￿ yèar corè grant providèd to wtsrk on irfuen¢ing govemment departmellis and other publc bodi88 the future of a lair and elfeclive ju5t4Ge system, part￿UladY in responge tg the impact ol thange5 arising Irorn the Covid pandemlc. 42 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notes to the financlal gtatemonts For the arended 31 March 2024 11. NetAwts by Fund 2024 Total Unre*trlctsd R••trl¢ted Flxsil Assets Cash oth￿ Nat Assets 224 122,073 224 372,417 250,344 Net Curr•nt Assets I (Liabilitiejl Totsl 98.874 214,302 312,976 98,898 214,302 313200 11a. N•1 Ass•ts by Fund P023 Comparfsonl 2023 Totsl UnM•trlct•d R•strictsd Fixed Assets 1,147 127.78 1,147 295.756 167.970 0￿r Net Assets Net Currenl Ags¢19 l (Uabllltlo•) 11498&1 112,845 167,970 167 970 {15,9881 12. Op•raling lèav ¢omrnikn*nts 2024 2023 Property Wllhlfi 1 year 9,486 43 LAW CENTRE FEDERATION Notès to the financlal statamonts For the year endod 31 March 2024 13. Ralatsd party trangactloTrs Some members d LCN* b0￿d oftruslees wrk ￿ COTnfflunity Law Cenlre3 that rec8Ne funds frLWn LCN. When lundlng J¢dslons are takén In rg$pe¢l )tlhg88 ¢ommunlty Law Centr9s. lh& Ml•vant repre8enlative k8 xduded from th& rlscussl0r￿ t￿ng place. 2024 2023 Camden Law Centre DetbyBhire CentrB Earing Law Centre Soulh W•sl london Contre Vajxhall LAW Centrè 15,900 40,006 25,752 25.752 39,852 10,50D 9.834 15,CQQ 14 Recon¢iliatlon ol met In¢omel(expendituTr) to nEt cnsh Ilow from oporailng activi1￿$ 2024 2023 Met lTrcern&lexpondltur•l IB per th• itstemen* olflnan¢lal ac*l¥lt Adjustments for. tlgpreciatiun charge8 InveBtrnonl incomo rta80 In debtors IncreaBe in credilors Net ¢a$h yovlrfod byl lusod Inl op•ratlng aclivltlos 82.386 1156,6671 824 14781 8,855 1.207 1169} 18,997 21,297 {115,336} 15. COMPARAT]VE INFORMAnoN:Statem•nt of financial activiti98 lincorporating an income and •xpénditur• aGrount) for y•ar •nded 31 March 20rJ 2023 2022 Re¥lrided Un M¢ri¢ted Total Total Income and Endowrnents Donations 36,228 483,260 133,018 245,426 169.244 728,686 159,847 893.971 37 Charitable activit￿$ Investmen19 Other 14,492 14,492 3.7S3 T¢Xal 519,486 393,104 •12,891 1,057.608 E¥penditure on.. Raising funds Charitable acuvltles Total 43,475 548,918 592,393 43.475 1.025.783 1.069,258 33.064 1.194,053 1.227,117 476,864 476,864 Not knc0mfjllm￿¢1LUre) 42,V23 1199,2901 115fj.0071 1169,SJg1 Transfors b8tween fund5 Net rnoverwent in fvr￿S 42.623 (199,2901 {1*6671 1169,5091 Re¢on¢lll•lon of funds.. Tolal funds brought for￿r￿ 125.348 312,134 437,4B2 8￿.991 Tolal funds ￿rrIed forward 167.971 112.844 200,815 437,482 44