Ctynparry rryi5tratl￿ nurnber. 08151033
Charity rewstraiion number: IIS1243
Ealing Law Centre
IAtornpary lirited tyguar4rteel
Report ind Fimrthl Staitymnts
frythe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Field Sullivan Lirniied
9 Hare & &llet Aoad
81ackheath
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Ealin8 law Ce
Refefence and Adfflini5trau¥e DEial
Trustee5' Aeport
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Independent Ex•fflift*s Report
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Ststement of fiTran¢ial Attimtses
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ealanre sheet
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Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes toihe Rnanoal Statemerts
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Referen¢e and Admlnlstratl¥e L)etails
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RKhard Gowthon>e
Jafte Batakn•
RKhard Gowthorpe
Nesar Khan
Adarn Pardiiiton
Puji P•tel
Abllail Sayagh
Kareena To
CharltyRqlstratfan
1151243
08151033
The charity irlcorporated In EA￿and and Wale
Hanwdl Comhxmity Library
Cherinetsn Rd
Lpndon
3HL
1ndopw￿eRt examlmr
FIEld Sullivan Umited
9 Hare& &llet Ro•d"
Biackheath
SE3 OH8
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Earl￿ Law Centre
The tntstees. who are directtys for the of comwny LThT. present the annu31 report together wfth the
finandal ststernents Ot the tharitit4È compofiyfrjr the yt*rerth 31 Wr¢h 1023.
Ealin¢ Law Centre 15 CDnstituted as a C￿lity and a Comwny GuaranteE. rtpstered T￿th the Charlty
Cornrni5y¢fj on 14 Mirch 2013. The YEar ¢fftrÈd by these )e¢￿ntS is therefore tht Ch•nW$ 10th full year of
ptratior+. The Trnstees who hehj office during the firiancialyearare sa on pale l. Trustees are eletted at the
Law Centre's Amual Gentral MeetinL Trustees ère both directws of the Companyand Tru5Eees of the Charity.
Trustmsand gffk•rs
The trustees and offit*S5 dvrmythe￿aT aTrJ sir*ethe ¥tar end were •5 fol0￿..
Trustees:
Jane 6atslona
"thard Gowthwpe
Nesar Khan lappoinied 12 Deornber 20221
Adlm Partkn8ron
Pula Patel
A￿4￿1 Saya8h lapwinted 12 1)ecember 20221
Kareena Talwar
Petef Bartfam (resi￿d 12 DEcern￿r 20221
Kalwant Grtwal Ire54ntd 2 July ￿22)
Je Jarre5 Irey8rnd 12 Oe(wnbEr 20221
Sue ja1￿5 Irewed 12 Deth￿ber ZQ21
E•limi Law Centre work5 closety with other thl W￿￿￿lary orynisa1wy￿ to 5UPPOrt the development
of an effective neh¥ork of ath'tt seYvice5 for thÈ peO￿e of EilinK. The Law Centre employs staff to Pr￿rfde legal
and otherserwces. and also befttfits from the wofk of volunteers. to whom we are vÈry grateful. We are tspecsallv
Indebted to the ¥olunteers and steeriftg 8roup who have tranSfOr￿d H3nwell Community ￿brary into suth a
vibrant communlty space durfng the £fNrse ofthi5 fifi3￿1 yw.
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EallnE Law Centre
Tntstees, Report
Obletts and a¢li¥ttl
Ealing law Centre e￿$t$ to th¢k￿ unmet legal r￿ed. M5 principal tai￿1 is the k¥0¥1￿00 of legal adwce and
assistance to people in r*ed.m4inty. those j￿Ing wworkn"r¥ Fn the LtsThlon Borwkn of Ealin
The Lavi Centre aims to rdieve po¥erty, ￿Jffe￿nS and d￿reSs. to advance the education of individuals and
cornmunlty oreanisati*)ns ¢n le￿1 i55ues in the area of %Kial law. and to woik with other tharitles to
advance charftable wryh)ses tthth are beneficial to in need Ir¥in8 w working wthln its area of operation.
Ealing Law Centre wa5 set yp to fill an ad¥ice desert in the London ￿￿OUgh ol Ealin& As we have corne oui of the
Covid pandefflie we have been 5etVlnÈ Into our role running and being in Hanwell Community Libr3ry_ We •re
proud that the library is a hub for eommuntty irtNTbes and idvice. ChJr tria￿ team help ￿ make us as
accessible ax prf5ible to our local community. Our main challenge rernains lack of capacity to take on all the ￿Se5
that a￿ needed. Wrth ihe Cts%t of trwn8 tri5is hitbnl our dients hard wt are ocutely awart thit we are ofte
Lfftabk to meet demand.
Wt remaln uJn*nrtted to maknngthe Law Centre and the ￿1 library sp•cv welcornlni and invitkng forthe Ioul
ommunity. We airn to prowde ex¢Ellent speeiafist le841 4th1￿. to makt 5vre those who are digitally ¢xduded are
supported. to help to nav4ate complex bureaucratO£ ￿tern5 and empower the comrnuntty by sharing knowled
about their le8al nBhts. The library itself. run by a ol kxal volunTrers. is ke•n8 opEn a cuhuTrl •nd
essential resource lor the cornmunity.
OLtr ¥lsloft fty the Law Centre ￿￿e5 kat the heart Olihecornm￿lty withln the conte¥r of the cornn¥Jnlty In>rary.
Alms and oble¢ths
Our •ms and oblectNe5 are t
l. Increase ac￿$$ to justy¢¢ fw lo(al ¢DmrnuTrity wlmirity in the areas ol imffl4ir¥tH)n, weifa
rights law:
11. Manage a thrrling community tlbrary Space￿ the assistance of¥dunt¢ersfrom the local communlty,
111. En8agÈin p3rtnershlp work and influence policy•
IV. Combat digital Exclusion by supportini the ca1nfflun1ty￿th ¥c¢ewrq ¢)nline semtts:
V. Develop 5errices in additional areas af lawfèmity Ind employment where funding opportunltles allow..
Vl. Engage the local comrnunity through our work at the (￿￿•ty lilyary in th*r rights and improving
¥£e5S to justScÈ.'
Vll. Train and de4elop the 8tftvrati￿ of sttciilpJ5bce
In planning the Chafity's aclmties lor the year. tht Twrtees kÈep in mind tht Charity Commission's gyidafi¢e. The
Cha￿ty airn5 to wovide ￿$ serw£es to people ¥tho are in need of them. regardless of personal back8round, hith,
gendef or personal circumstances. and welcomes volunteers and staff on the same basis. We belie¥e thls
phi1950phy of opennw io all enriche5 everyone thr￿J￿h the 5hartn8 of the skills. aptitudes and life experiences of
our sern￿ usws an41 tffjlunteer5. There Is In approwiate induttion procedure fry new Trusteeg whith 15 designed
to enroufa8e. enthuse and sutt•bty equip PeO￿e who hfft no previous knowledKe abtyjt the formalitie5 and
Customs associated wilh Se￿n8 on the Board of i v￿Untsry or￿nIs4￿0n.
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Tntstees, Report
Rlsk mah¥ement
The identification of potential risk and Pl￿ to rnanage ihe ocrurren(e of risk ￿ an inteyal part of work plan5 for
all the law Centre's artrythes and the risks facir* organis*ion a￿ reviewed regu13rty a5 Part of the 8D•rd's
onEoing wort frffisequentty. the major risks to whKh the Charity 15 ewjsed. 05 ￿ertt￿led by the Trustees. have
been ind •¢tions h•ve been tsktnto mititatethose risk>
Publirbenefit in pJannin8 and the delrffjof tsf
ELC'S Trustees have com￿led with their duty to h•ve due rrfarf to the1u￿•Th¢t an publi¢ benefit published by tho
Charity Cwmi¥ion and consider that the char￿ exists for th• purpose of PU￿1£ benefit as defined In Sectlcft 4 of
the Charifies Act 2011.
Re%lew oftP*year3011-1023
We rontinue to see the impact on our clienr5 01 public 5er¥kes cut% la¢k of arce55ibilty ol seNices diwal
gatrkeepin8. Many of our ¢lients art dwtsity eAduded often tmth English as a second language and continue to
stru88le to find any way to me￿ing￿l￿ enforce their rilhts. We aim to Use the law as a tOC*l to improve clienV5
situations a5Si5tin& to access suitable Kcommodation. re8ulatt5 Statkts and obt•ifi benefits to whith they are
entitled. The nature of crises seen by staff ha5 deepened and is often coupled with poor rnentèl health.
airn to work holisticalty writh our clients and the ongoing limitat￿n$ of wl abd fundin8 OTE thident. We wi
continue ¢0 work to bring in gTanlS that ¥Jill a5SiSt 115 rtsokn"n8 a 5egal from the outSEt.
ObledlwsaDd a(Il¥llle5.
I￿Ang the tour5e of th2 year the Law Centre opened 1887 cases and enquiries. 212 new cases were taken on. Thls
Is in addition to cases whKh were onlthw at the start of the fffianaal year. We have a55iSted client5 of tsvtr 85
nationalitie5. The Law Cenire provides speci*lL%i use wtyk in the artas of H¢)uwn& Immwation and Welfare
Right& Specialist legal Casewo￿ In￿1￿7￿4 preparation. and representation at court 15 cruaal to enforce
our clients, riEhts. We have leEal old contyart5 in >IDUYn& IMIn￿ration and we￿arE ￿'ghts.
In addition to 5peoalist casewth durioa the past financial year we continued to de¥dop our trièKe and rrisis
navigatW 5ervice& Our triaBe seM¢es airn to prevent th05¢ who need Wl adwce from ￿lfi8 Iosi in the systm
note however, they are not a reF4aoment for spetialist legal •d￿ce and represenration. The highest area of
demand continues to be for special￿1 hOU￿nE ￿Se￿Ork. We also continue to provide Second ti¢r ad¥ice lo •thEr
local agencies including Cra￿44￿t the debt adv￿￿ £h¥iity. We take rtferrals from a ￿de range of SQYfies Sncludln8"
Social Workefs. MPS. and leathers. We also provided trainin8 Sessions on Ealirw Council's allocalions scherne and
rent arrears for local gr￿jp5.
During the course of this year we unexprrtEdly obtained some wntinuatiofi funding from the Horne Office whith
allowed us to continu¢ uur WDrk with wlnefable EU55 dients. Tht5 helped as assisi ¥wlnerable dieTrts to mèke late
applications to the EUSS sertlement scheme. We at%0 devebped applications for Exreptional E05e fvnding under
Le8al order to 5UStain tIMs thi5 fundiDKstre*m condLthd.
The 1rnrn18rntion team obtained lundln# in pamership Wilh Worth Kenyn8tDn Law Centre to prov4le Immigrati
advice to rough 51eEpers in the borough. As a reyjlt ol ths additional funding we met our aim of increawnl our
ieam In lrnmyation wth the additional uf an jrnmiiratir￿ caseworker.
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We tontlnut to in part1￿mP with other I￿￿leS in the bor0￿h. Tht Help throu6h Cri515 contlnued to
pro￿de v*raparound supwrt at the foodbank and at 8rentFoid Caunty c￿rL This i4 a m¢xlel that ha5 been
replic3ted byother Law Centres and we remain proud of this holistic approach to advice. Ftsndingihis a5FeLt of our
work wher• the grant end5 in January 2024 will be a priorlty forthecomirwyear.
Our Trustee5 reco￿￿ thi di8ital eAclu%on ts often a barrter th seekint IEgèl ad¥ite forthe most wlnerable in our
mmunlty. We are wcthn8 In partnership wrth Ealing st￿(e and G0&40 in delNfering a Greater Lcndon
AuthOrity'Ad￿ee in the Community Proie<V 4$5isbne dients usin8 online fcKm5 to access houyng and bEnefft
5er¥ices.
In terms of finantyal benefft5 to our dients of the Law Centres. artbwlies on cases d05ed in this financu11 ye•r, we
gained E332,044 in linantial beneffts. Thi5 indudts lump stsm payments of ber￿frtS and on8olngenfftlemen
Recfuitment aftd rotsntion of specialist rtaff Ternèins * probleffl for Law Centres. This yea¥ we saw proeTe55 in this
area when we were able ta retain our Jusiree First Fellow TraineE 15 a H<¥u￿n8 Solititor. Our W¢ltare 8enefits
Caseworker h45 alw tr055 Irained now in Imrniyatlon work and w35 successhjl in applwng for the Social Welfare
Sollc5tOT5 Qualification Fund whi¢h ￿111 albw him tg qualify as a SolKitty usirq the new Sollcit¢Ys Qualifitation
Exarn re￿Ie. We aim to irain our staff ift all areas ol law at offered at the Law Cenire in order to pro¥lde a person
centered rather thaTr subied wcific way of workini.
During the coyr5e of thi5 financial year. also reuuited our new finar+ce wlxker which has helped greatly writh
day tv runnin8 ofthe Law Cwtrt.
50 far •s coneern5 acti¥ities in the cornmunity Iibrory. the fibrwy is now open 27 hour5 3 week with the ass5rtance
of over 68 attive ¥olunteEr¥ We wmsh io thank ¢wr amazing team of volunteers With￿t which we would not be
oble to provide these 5eNces to the cvrnrnuntty. Re8ular attmties book dybs, stw time, sthoDI visit5,
rocal ￿￿￿ory displav. scrabble, shared readin& crnft zroups and a VY•uth 8roLZP. Thtse idivrties are all faolitstEd by
volunteef5 who are wondÈrful￿ supported by our libr3ry developmEnt tHorker. We wtsh to thank Dur library
steerin8 crovp fortheirL￿thnBthrne. support al￿ commitmEnt to the ilbrary.
The Trustees also ￿$h to than* our funders for their continued supwt ftythe law Cehtre.
The Statement tsf Fin*n¢ial Acb¥itie5 for the yeèi isset outon pale 8 of ar￿￿Trts.
Sumrnary otkry polnts
The 10th year ol Earing Law Cenlre year continues to have its core ser¥ices funded frorn grants. donations and fee5
eamed through its Legal contracts in HousifTrZ and ImmiEratiOn and Weffare Benefrts.
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Ea1￿ law Certrn
Trustees, Report
Breakdown of Income
• Giant
Earr*d ierdl inttr
An aNa￿siS of the Grant Funder5 are 51wn in the folkn¥iw chart
fjLA Ealirq Meiicap i* I1￿1
A8Chariiabl2 Tr￿ ￿ 20,(
HvJ￿e OffKe. EUSS 31.2Y
Lon1>￿ Le8* 5LVWrtYru* • lo.￿0
Ea4n8 Trian**llltsary 24.611
Aleo & cfvery • 1.010
Le8al El￿•t￿7n F(wnd•rith knstice ffirsi Fellowthp 48.281
North Kengwon LawcwNe s6,175
Hanwell Pairnethp 1 185D
Ea11￿& TrhiwJthJCVS 32,b28
ioThth)n Lè8¥ SwwrtTruy EZ 2Q 350
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Eallry i•w Centre
TTUStees' Rewt
Work In
£65,239 of the incorne 1£576.1521 shwn in EIC5 accounts Is Work in Pro8ress' . Il% of the total. Th15 is incorne
tp be r¢cti¥ed in rash It some poiht in the futurE. rèthev than hèvinBtsnpbtyarnived in ihe bank accouni.
This 15 * important way in vthtth a Law Centre differs from most Wher charities . thelr actounrs c•n sutgest that
their finatxes ire signifirantfyt healthier than is actualty the case on a da*ttrday basls. Th6s Is a fattor whKh needs
to be bome In mind by went14 dohgr5 and an irffeie5t in osses5mg Cha￿ties. fiN￿la1 performance
and need5.
To •n5ure ihat ELC has sufficlent worliry capital, the Tnst* polKV IS to build its reser¥es to the polnt where
they to%*r 6 months. oper•tins The of reser4Ys has infftased thriw 2022-23 - fr(Mn Q12.187 to
£260.812.
The trustees Iwho are also the ¢h"￿torS ol EalinE law Centre for The purposes of company lawl are responsible for
preparTng the trustees. report and the financial statements lfi •cr¢YdarKe with applicable L7w bnd Ufiittd Kingdom
Accounting Stan¢Jards Iunited Ki￿d0M Generally Accepted Attountir¥ Praciitel. indudift8 FR5 102"The Fsnancial
Reporting Standard •pplicable in the and Republic of Ireland".
Cornpany law require5 the trustees to prepare f*naA£ial staterneTrts for eKh finar￿al year. Under company the
trustee5 must no¢ approve the finanu•l 5tstements unless they are sattsfied that they 8ive a true and fair view gf
the 5t?te Df affairs of the charitsbje company and of ihe incornin8 Te50ur£es and applicatton Of re5uur£es, induding
hs I￿orne and expenditure. of the tharitabfe company for that period. In preparing these financial staternen￿ the
trustees are required to..
selert suftable accountini pd(cl￿ and applythern conyrtenty,
obseivE the methods and prirKiples ￿ theCharr(ies SORP.
make judge￿fits aThd estimates thèt are reasonable and prudit
state whether applica￿¢ a¢couniing dindard% ¢omprising FRS 102 have been Idlo4%td. Subject to •Av
rnateri41 departure5 disclosed and explained in ihefinancial sktements.. and
prepare ihe fthancial statements an the 8ein8 ccncern ￿y$ unle55 it is inappr¢iprkate tp pre5urne that the
charitable company will contlnue in b￿ne$s.
The trustees are responsible fr¥ keepi￿ proper 4ccountin8 rerords that can di5dose *ryth reasonab￿ accvraty
any time the financial positiC￿ of the charroble company znd enable them to ensure that the financlal ststements
comply with the Companies Art 2£￿. They are also respon%We for saleguardlng the assets of the tharitable
¢ompany and hente for takirq reasonable step5 for the pre¥entlon and derection of fraud and other irregularftses.
The trustees are re5ponwble for the maintenance and rntwtyof the corpor•te and finantlal irrfDrrnition included
on the charitable cornpany's **bsite. Legislation go¥emin8 the yeparalion and dissEmination of financial
51atements fflay differ f¥om legislauon in other jurisdirtions.
Srnall rompanles pr￿￿on 51at¢fflert
This report has been prepared in actordan￿ with the 5rnall ¢pmpanies resime under ihe Cornpanie5 Act 2cl￿.

Eallnc Law Centre
Trt￿le¢S, Report
The annual feport wasappr(h*d tythe trustees ofihe th•rityw 12 Oe¢embei 2023 signed on its beh?￿bY..
Richa￿ Gowthorpe
Chalr 3Trd trustee
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Eallng Law Centre
IndependeTrt Exarnin￿$ Report to the trustees of Ealln8 law Centre Ilhe coM￿nY,>
I report to the tharfty trustees l*tho we also Dlrerttrs for the purpose of comparylawl on eJ7mination of the
a¢￿UntS of the E31ing Law Centre I'the Charl￿ble cwrtpanrf) for the year ended 31 Marth 2023 whlch comprisÈ
theststement of FinarKial P£ti¥l￿e5 the Balanceshert and rebted notes. 1126
This report is ma4Ye solefy to the charitys trustees. as ¥ body. in ¥cordance wilh Section 145 01 the Charibes Act
2011. My work bas been undertaken so ih•t I mighl slate to the thantls trusttes thDse matteT5 1 am required to
stale to thern in this report and for no other pur[*￿. To the fUl￿$t e*tent permffted by Liw, I do not accepr or
455urne resPOD5ibility to anyMe other th•n th¢ tharity •rMJ thp th4rbty5 tsUStte$ 4 a bDdy. for rny work. fDr th15
report. or for the wnion51 havel￿rned.
ftewnsibllStie5 and b•sii ol wart
As the chèrity's trustees of Ea11￿ Centre avt re5ponyble for the prepardtion of the accounts in
•¢cvdance w7th the req￿TeMents ofthe Companits Act 21XJ6 Itt).
Hawnt satjsfied rnYse￿ that the accounts ol E*in8 Law Centre are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the
2CQ6 A£t and are olryiblÈ lor IndÈpEThdErf examination. I repNI in respect of my examination of your thaiiW5
aCC￿nts as carried out under 5tttiDn 145 of the Cliarities Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out rny
e¥afflinat%on I ha¥e lollowed the ThIEuion5 UiVEn by the Charity Comrniwon undEr sedh)n 14515Mbl of the 2011
An IndependÈnt ex•miniti¢n does In￿ lathering aN the e¥ldeKe that would be wulred In an audit and
consequefttty does not Cts¥Er èll the rnatters that aTh auditor consider5 in 4￿￿¥ iheir o￿n￿On on ihe financial
ststements. The planning aTrJ condud of an autlit ettes tht limited auur4ntÈ that afi independ¢nt
examination can prawde. Consequently l express no opinion asto whether the financial statements PTeseni a'true
and lairf ￿tW **)d my report ¢5 limited to thosespedfic mallers set In the kndtpendefit exominerfs statement.
Independenie¥amlneVs statwnent
nce Ea11￿% law Ce*tre's 8iess inton* excEeded £250.(J)) your examiner must be a ffember of a body I￿ted in
5e¢iton 145 of the 2011 Art. I ctrnfimi that l am qualtfied to undertoke the exarni1￿•on because l am a member of
ICAEW. which is ont cf the listed bodie
I ha¥e tumplttrd my examin•tion. I th* no matter5 corrÉ io my attentlon ift connection ￿th the
examination giviw rne cause to belie¥e'.
l. accouTrtN)8 records were not kept in re5pert d Eafjng Law Centre a5 required by settion 386 of the 2006 Act.,
2. the accounts do notattord with those records." or
3. the a£ci)unts do not comply with the accounting re4uiiements pf settion 396 of the ICh)6 Art other than aftv
requiremeni thar the a¢<ounts p¥t a 'true and fair ¥iew' which is not a matter ¢or$sN1e￿d ès pèrt of an
dependent examinat￿n.. or
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Independent Exanwn*s Report to the trustees of Ealin8 Law Centr• I'the C•ny'l
4. the accounts have not bten p￿Pared In xtordante wrth the fflethods and wirKtples of the stster￿￿t of
RKommended Pradicè for accounti￿ ind rewtin¥ by rhanUe5 aw4icable to ch4ritse5 preparfn8 their
aciounts in accwdance ￿th the Finan￿1 RepwbnB Standard appSKable In tht UK and Atpublic of Ireland
(FAS 1021.
I ha¥e no concerns and have come ¥ross tho othEr m4tter5 ￿ ronnertion wrth the exarnination lo whith atttfttlon
should be dAwn #Ithis report in orderto onawe a proper uDderstaTrdingof the attountsto be retthed.
Timathy Sullivan
Field Su11￿?￿ limited
9 Hare & Blllet Ro•d
81ackheath
SE3 ORB
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Total
87Jg9
219)Yl
aL7
151.jn
25L171
IS4￿7
574591
24t5n
471m3
tJn.9151
IJ5VJM
15X9YI
1261fi7J)
1239.3fy))
TolalexpEDd
5X¥Ji
121.
I4￿•7
N•t IrKorf(txptnthlLYEJ
47.EOI
119.J051
11g.lQSI
V1187
Z21.l•7
241J91
2£?.
121.Lg7

Eallftc Law Centre
(Roaistrallon number: 08151033)
Balance She•t as at 31 Matth 2(A3
Flxed assets
Taftgible assets
SJ76
9.228
Current assets
Debtars
13
150597
165A48
155.990
168.679
cash at bank and In hand
14
316.445
324.669
CreOtor5: Amoufits onpye
155,6331
1111,7101
ciirrErt
260,812
212.959
Net assets
267.788
222.187
Futhds olthe ch¥llr.
Unr85tr1d8d kn¢offlefv•ds
Unrestritted funds
267,788
222,187
T*xal Iwds
17
267.788
222.187
For the flnan¢kil year endini 31 March 2023 the charlty was entitled to exemptw from audit under section 477 of
Ihe Compènie5Act 211)6 relatinBt0 5m411 companie5.
Dirertws. re5ponsib¢lities.'
The fflembers have not required the (￿ritY to Dbtain an atsdit Df Its occouhts for thE year in questioD in
a¢cord•n¢e with serti¢h 476: and
The direttors acknovlledge their responsibilities for the fequlrements of tht Act with respea to
attounting recotds andthe wepar3tion of a£coun
The finanoal stateinerrts on pa8es 11 to IS Wert •ppro4*d ty the trts5te2s. aThl autht*lsed tor ksut on 12
De£embw 2023 and Stoned on their behalf by..
Flichard Gowth
Chalr and trustee
The ftDtes on pages 1410 26form an hteEral part of these finanual 5tstement&
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Staternent ￿ Cash Flows forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
2022
Netcash Inc￿￿ell¢XpendIl￿1eI
45.ffll
119.1051
Oepre(iation
InbEstmeni incorne
S.159
14401
4.880
17)
5a320
114,2321
taprE•l
Decreasellincieasel in debtors
Decrease in creditofs
13
5.393
110,0161
146.0611
165.1411
13.7891
18331
Oecrease in def¢rrÉd incorne
Net cash flcr*s frorn aper4tin8daiwitte5
13641
183.99SI
Caih fl¢Mlroffl in¥e5tlng a¢d¥ltles
Interest recei¥able and similar fftCDmÈ
Purth•se of faryble fixed assets
2,9071
I2.4￿)
Net cash fiow5 frorn in¥estlryackntiEs
12.167
.4631
Net decrelse in coshand eqUh1a￿Trts
12.8311
186,4581
Cash and cash equNalents at l April
168.679
255.137
Cash and cash equivalents at31 Mar¢h
165.848
168.679
. Air uf the cash Ih)ws are derfved from c0ntlnul￿0pwatIonSdvrtThB the al￿ tsvoperiod
The note5 on p¥ee5 14to 26forffl art wrtofthese finanu315tatefflerts.
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Notes to the FhHncial Statements for the Year Ended 51 Marth 2023
I CharltyStat115
The charity 15 limited by guarantee. irbcofpNaTrd in Eneland ind Wales. and rtybtquently does not have share
rapital. Each of the tsurtees liable to tontrftrArte an amouNt noi eiceedinl £1 toward5 the 85sets af thE tharry in
the event of liqtsida￿oTh.
The 3ddre5s of its rEgi#ered olllce
Hanwell Community ￿brary
Ch*rin8tt>n Rd
Hanweu
London
V17 3HL
These fina￿31 statements wue authorised fty $Sut￿the tru#Èts on 12 D¢cembÈr 2023.
Z Ar¢￿￿rtIn1 polkl
Summary olsWffEant KCountit¥ potl¢i¢s •d k¢y a¢touAttn¢ estirn
The princip•l 4ccounii*g policies applied in the prep3F3von olthese finafKiiI 5t4tefflerrt5 are set oui below. These
&x41cles have been consiStEnthf apklled to all the years presented. unless othe￿e slated.
Statemerf ol tynpllance
The financval statements bÈÈn Pftpared in aetLvda*￿ with and by Charitles".
Statement tsf Recommended Prnctice applicab￿ to thadiiEs prewm8 iheSr atwnts accordar¢(è ivirh the
Financial Rtportine Standard applicaNe in the UK and Repiibllc ol Ird￿8 IFRS 1021 leffetpve l J•nu•ry 10191-
Ichadties SORP IFRS 1021- S¢cond editth ott•ber 20191. the Fu￿A¢FaI Reportini Sttndwd applicawe In the UK
and Republic ol IreJandlFRS 1021 £*ynptywith the Act 21•]6 and tharitle5 Acl 2011.
0*$￿ olpreparatlon
Ealing Law Centre meets the definftfon of a public benefft entity under FR5 102. Asstis and lialy"lities are inthllv
rttoiThised ot historical cost Dr transact￿￿ Tdue ￿lesS otherwt5e stated in ihe Yelevant aCCDuntinll pjlicy notes.
The trustets (L￿SIder that there are no rrotwial uncertaint￿$ aboul the chaHty'5 abilrty to contlnue 85 a
concern nor arsy 5i8nific¥nt areas of uncertaintythat kn the£atrwnivalue of assets by thtcharity.
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'Notes to the FiMn¢ièl Slalements lorthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Jud¢ernents8ftd ktysourte5 ufKertakbty
l• the¥pplie•tionol.the than￿5 a¢¢ountfjnz po]Kies the4*"e£tr￿affe reQ￿red to.nmke NdymEnts. E5t¥iiates and
assumption5 the affloufftof assets anL¢ fTrat•"l1l￿ thBt are not readity apparent Irom other sourtts.
The estimatES ond i55oci*ed a¥s¢Jmpr￿S are ba5eO on huton(al experience attd tsther factors th4t are
onsKlered to be rè*v¥nE. Artual Tesults may thfferfromtlw eMlm*ies.
The estimates undÈrtyirf are on an or4oinK ba5$5. 8evi5i0tyS to accountlnE estimaies
iht periuds in ivhlth the effjjnate b ￿￿eLl *f¢e￿. rew510￿ affects onty that pertod. ¢x in the
.pert60 of the iewgon and fvtuie pertods where the re¥ts4ins affècLS both cuffenr èndlutLve periods.
JI income & reco￿*Sed onee the thavity has to the wcome. il is wobable thar the (nc4)me wlll be
rectr4ed and the amwt of thelrKLMY* recel¥able be rneasfftd teliabfv.
Oonations are re¢o￿lsed wthEnthe ￿ritY has been notlfted in wriitng olboth the amtyJnt and srtdemtftt date. In
the evtni that a dona(IoTr is gjbject to conditions that require a W of perfoffnafio by thE rharity bEfDfE the
charlty is entitled to the fund5. the fj￿e 55 delerred and not re¢wised unlil ether those tonditrons are fully
met. Dr ihE fuifiknent 01 those is w*thin the control DI the thatity and it is probable that these
conditlans *ll be fithlled in the report￿ period.
Gianrs are recoENsed when the charity h.as an entideme•t to the fvnds af•d any coTrdftions linked to the 8rants
have bEen met. Where performance t￿dItIOnS are a￿thed io the Krant and afe yet to be ¢mt, the income is
ie¢o8nised as a1ob'l&ty3nd indudtd w tbe baFarKe SI￿1".8$d*1tr￿ ta bereieased.
Deferred Income represents amounts reCe￿d for future pefiods and 15 feleased to lficomiw resourtes in the
period for whith. it has been re(ei¥ed. 5¥ch income is onl¥delerred *thÈn.'
. The donor specrfies thar t￿￿•.ntor donatwn musr rAy be used in I￿￿Te aecoufttiftg periods.
- ThE donorhas imposed cothlit1￿T*hthMUsl be rf bEfore the thority has un¢onditiprwl entirfement.
Di￿deTrdS are rtcasnised once Ihe th¥idend has been dedartd and has beeft rece￿ ottht d￿￿dtnrf
dve.
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Nutes to the FIDandal 5Meraents forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Expe#dI￿re
ewet)diture"ls recLy4nised onEe thery 15 4 legal pr rol￿t￿l¥* aW*atiixi ta.th?t ex￿•dIlvre. it 15 pyobablè
settlerrietit IS feoulred and the arnount" can be mtasured reliab￿. *Jl tosts ale anoeottd to tht applicatrle
¢Mpenditure headin¢ ihai wreEats sirndar costs to rha¢ eattgw.. Vdh** c05t5 cannoi be diiedly attributed to
partKul4r 11É4din8s they have beEh •lknted on a basis consrStent T*ith the use Df resource5. With central staff
Costs alloc*ed on the basis uf knme spenL and deweoation charye5 mthe portioTh ol th"t 15seVs ys¢.
Othersupport C95ts •re •llocaTtd ￿Sed on swead of stsff costs.
Chwilable expEnditure tDftylsestF*)se costs incuTre¢5 bythe thaiity in thedethry of it5 4cbTrtWe¥ and seryK¢5 lor
5 benefiuaries. It ¢ncludts bothc05ts that tan be aljocated d*ettlyio suth acty¥ltie% orLdth05e c05t5 Df an indirect
nature nece$5arytD support them.
Support ¢osts
Support costs indude ryntral •nd h"*4t been *ID£*ed to xbth.t05t cateoories on 3 b35i4 eonwstEnt
th the use of resources. example, 811¢xaiing property costs by fltry ar¢as or per capna. staff costs by the
tirne spent and otheriosts bythew u$4e.
Yax•ioD
Ihe tharity is forsSldprEd topass thp ttsrs set out in Parayaph 15thedule 6 olthe Flr4ncè Att 2010 andtheref
it meets the d•fJnitlan of a thaiiiatAe company lor UK cow3tion tax puipD5es. A¢¢tyrilinth. the chArtlV 15
poterttiall¥ exernpt taxadon in respert ol trKcvne or Éaprtal 8aiA5 recei¥ed ￿thirt tate0￿eS Covered by
p￿T 3 Part 11 of the CorporatK)nTaxkt 2010 or Settion 256 of thET4Xation of Chirye•ble Gaills Art 1992, to
th¢2xtentthat such incomewynsare aprAiedexdysl￿￿ io charrtlble wwpJ5tS.
Indi¥hluaJ fThtd assets Corti￿ £5C•J.W or rwe are iniiialty rerAwded ar casL kn airy SltheqE￿rt act￿*v￿led
depreciation and subseqtsert accumulated Trmpainnerbt105
QeweoaTion ispro¥ided on ton8￿¢ ft<Ed assets so as io wrrte off the eOttLYvaluaiion. less an¥ e5tirnated residual
¥4lue..oyer theirexpected usefvl economi¢ lrfe a5 follu*s'.
FurrbitlbfE.frttin8s and equlfffieDt
straitht knfveTr￿r4 yea
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Trad• deljtors
Trade debtors are amounts duefrom custOffV5 fw I￿r(hIn￿e sold iYser4Trtts perforn*d in the trdnary c¢wrse
of bu*nes
Trade debtors are re￿nised liiitkilty4t the transaction The¥.a*t subsewtnity meawred at 3inortisÈd ¢Dst
U5inK The effEttl¥e.tnterest method. less p￿st0￿ for imp#itKnEnL Aytysion for the imwrment oltrade debtors
.1$ urabltshed when theft i%. objtctwt that the d4rity not be able to coMecE all amou•ts due
a￿OrdIng10 the 0¥4inal tenrffj of thEfEC2rAbl
rash equtrlaler
C35h and cèsh e4tsTha￿nt$ tornpfise cash on hand and call and other5htyf4ern highly liquid in¥estrnents
Ihatare readi￿ convertible to *kftown •mounrof osh and aresufy.ert lo an *nsi¥nificani nsk of (iiange in value.
frnde fr*di1ots
7rade crethtors ale obli8ati￿$ fry 8ood5 or"5er¥*Ee5 thai haw been aequored 4n the orrfinary £aurse of.
buslness from supplier5. Acmur￿ payable are C￿sSI11ed as currÈnt"Iiabilities If the char¥ty does Dot h"*¥E an
unconditiotial right. ar the end of the reporUnE PEriod. to defer settiernprt of thE trèditor lof Iwelve
rnonihs alter the reportlnE date. If there ts an unconditiDTkil 1sght to dEfer setrfement for at ￿4$t twelve.months
after the reportin%d3te, thryafe pr#emEd a5 1w)n*wfentkn￿thIe
Trade cred+tDrs èrt recognised initial￿at the tran5attl￿ prv ar#J subsequentty measured at amoTtiStd eost Irs1Tr8
the ¢ffecti¥e interestmethod.
Boryowlnis
Irrterest:bearlng .btsrroMngs are initialty recorded *.fair ￿Ut. fiet of" transirtion tists. Interest-beaiAn8
borrowinls Ire subsequently ¢arried ar amorttsed cw ¥rith the drfference beiween the proceeds, net ol
rransacrion costs. and rhe amotsnt due fedemptityi b￿￿ recogni5ed a* a to the Staierptnt of fir¢an¢*al
Athvilies 0￿rthe peried ofih¢ reltvart 6orr¢h¥ir*.
Interest expense Is TrtegnlsEd M ih? basis of the effectroe interest method and ts induded In interest payable and
simuar char¥es.
Bcyrowings are classified as current liatxlitit5 unJe55 the chanty has an uncondifioTral rieht to defer settlem¢fti ol
the liaknlity for af I￿1 twelve monihs after the rnporn"n8 date.
Urwestricied iDcome funds are 8oneral fvnds that are a¥ailaNe for use * the tfustees discretion in ftsrthEramtE of
the obltctives of the Charity.
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Notes to the Flnarfl41 Stst*rnrtslorthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Pewions•nd otherpD# obfytloD5
The £harity operates a defined o￿TributI¢)n sth¢rnÈ wlmth is a pEnsioh plèn .undef fixed
corfributyons ale paid into è P￿5(0￿ fvnd and EIE tharity h•5 IKt leyl w wrystruth¢ obJ*ation to pay lurther
ntribU￿n$ even if the fund does not h(4d a55e¢5 w pay. all emplwes the bentfi15 rol•ti￿ ro
employee seNce ￿ the cwreniand peri¢
CrnvOJutions to defined contritr￿t￿ plan5 are reC￿l￿Sed in the St*ement of ￿nIn(i•l.Art1Vlties when they are
ut. If MntrWion p*ym•nts exrp*d the¢￿rr[1Mrti0n duefor sv¥)￿. the exce55 15 Fe¢(¢nised #5 • prepayment.
J I1￿0￿e frorn dofj•tl•nsand*•Ei
fvnds
Toul
Donations and legacies..
Oonations from indwiduals
Gian14 induding taprfal yan
TNstfor London
The Le8al Frtuc*hJn Found*
P4thwdV5
IEn & Qkny
Ealinicouryc￿. N￿well til*ary
lrtdigo Trust
london legal Support Tntst
Home OffKe- EUS5
AB Charitablt Trust
ipndon Community Re5ronse
Hanwell locallty
GLA Eallng Meniap
ccess to Justi¢e
3.65
3.650
2.667
12.S
47.4Q4
48.281
IZ.(YJDI
7.D20
24.611
48.281
12.ecKJJ
7.020
24.611
I￿,({
io,(
31.2Y
20.r
14.Ok7
50.0
11.892
27.972
20.0
49.113
Iw.r
31294
11.871
35.1YJl
11.871
70.2S3
2.814
39,420
22,50)
35.252
City Bridle
168.902
156.U78
324.980
317,299
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Notes to the financial Ststements fotthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Tot•1
T•tsl
2022
London le￿ 5upportTntst
ÉthnR& NDunslDw CV5
Hlnwell &'g Local Partnership
North XensinEton law CentrÈ
Legal aid 48erir¥
Otherlncome
2&350
32.628
1.850
56.175
82.773
49.396
28.350
3Z.628
32.625
5.845
56.17S
82.773
49.396
,947
35.150
2Si.172
251.172
154,567
fvnds
Tatsi
Total
Intere# rocefv•ble and similar intsime."
Interest recei￿bIe ofi bank de￿)￿ts
440
440
Tot*1
Tgtsl
2021
Drnftsm
Proiert- Trafislaiitin I IntÈlPTeter Fees
TravEllin
Vduntser e*pense5
Comoliance
Legal and professional
Support cost5
2.980
1263
995
676
463
109
492
16.269
8.5?2
$02.>J2
ii.sei
4.993
467,672
S30.991
490.978
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Note5 to the finandal 5tatemeftts forthe Year Énded 31 March 2023
In addivon tD the epThdibJre all￿. there are atso s$JP￿rt cpsts ol E502.9)212022- £467.6721 which
rdate directtytotharitsble attr￿be$. Ste 7 fwfvnher detsil&
2021
Staff costs
Waee53nd ￿t•￿t5
Sock11 sewritycosts
Pen5iQD Costs
365.C63
28.876
14.848
1.832
326.103.
24,694
13.lJ94
2,573
196
33.4S7
5,562
18.831
8,518
7.886
4.880
7D2
18.014
244
stsff trainln
her stsff tosts
Rent ind vates
LiÉhi, heat and power
Olhu premises and wyipment
Prfntin& postage and mtsonery
Y.051
10.199
5.221
S.Y39
10,758
5.159
538
Depreeiatlon of fixtures and fill
Repairs and maihtE•ance
IT ind COmmUniUlith
Sundries
Ad¥ertisirva
IndEptndtAt examinat•
Bank charyes
16.256
812
1.926
152
1.904
192
so2,￿1
467.672
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Notes to thè Fln¥nthl Ststemeryts for the Year End¢d 31 Marth 2023
Net Inconin￿O￿OinÉ) re¥oWre&f0rtt￿ yearindudE".
2m
OeprKi•tion of fiyed assets
5.159
4,88D
No trustees, nor any person5 corlnecled with them. ha¥r roryibrd any remuneratioTr fri*n the thavFLY duTlnE ihe
year.
No trustees have rettA%d anyrdrnlwrsed eypenses w anyother benèfts from thethèfttydurin8 the ye*.
The awryate payrdloMsw*ve 3sfoHty*s:
2022
stsff COStsdutw¥theyearw¢r¢.'
W4es and salaries
Social secuflty ￿sts
Pension costs
365.063
28￿76
14,848
326.103
14.694
13.094
08,787
363.891
The mcnthly èveraEe number ol PErsons lindudir>g Senw management I Wer5hip tezml emplO￿d by the
charlty durlnl the yearexpressed as fvn time equi￿lIntswa% aSfdla￿.'
Charitable attl￿ties
14
li
No ernpfoyee r￿e$￿ed elY￿turnertts olmfftth•rbÉ60.rm duTiW theyw.
The totsl ernployee benefits ofihe ktym*aqement pers¢￿￿et ofthedwitywere f45.85512022- £43.i¥JOI.
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Notesto the fina￿1•1 Statrmentstrtheyear Ended 31 March 2023
11 Tax*lon
The tharttyis a rty5tered thwSty and15 theretoreexerrwt frtyntaBtiw.
11 Tanobleflxed assets
FuffdtrJr•and
equlprn￿t
Totsl
At l Aw"11022
Addftion5
20.Y
2.￿?
20.
2,907
At 31 Marth 2023
23.807
Depred4t
At l April 2022
rBeforthe¥e•r
11.671
5.159
11.672
5.159
At 31 Marth 2023
16.831
16.B31
Plet btsokY•h
At 31 Marth 21)23
6,976
6.976
At 31 Marth 202Z
9.?28
9,228
2012
Trade debtors
12.284
12,580
74.025
51.708
14.52S
4,296
101,814
35.325
Prepayments
Accrued income
Other debtors
150.597
155,990
14 Cath and oqyiv*l*fvis
C¥h at bank
165.848
168,679
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2012
Trade credltors
oiher credr(ors
Accruals
9.571
2,284
13.239
31539
19.456
6.985
Defwred incorne
55.633
111710
16 Penslaft ind
The chayity 0￿r￿e5 a defined cDntrtb￿t￿￿ peI￿On 5theme. The penslori c05t tharge for the ye•r rewe5eDts
ibutions payable ￿ ihe tha1￿tothe scheme Ind anwied to £14.81812022-£J3.0941.
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17 Fuftds
•al4n(¢•t
31 Matrh
Unre5trlrt¢dlund5
General Fund5
121187
42q514
13719131
p.cwi
167.788
ftesiplwd IwKts
The Le8al Educ*iDn Fr￿n￿10th
Pathways
Allen & (kny Fourmfation
Eallng Coundl- Hanwell ilbrary
Home Offi¢e. EVSS
A¢eess to )ts5ttce FoundatbDh
48.Z81
148.2811
7.010
14.611
3£294
35.C<ll
11.871
17.0201
124.6111
13L2941
135,rAIi
111.8?11
GLA E8l¥nR Meneap
158 0781
156.078 ￿. _
Totalfwnds
222.187
57&592
15303511
267.788
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Nate5 to the Finand41 StatemeNtsfor the Y￿r Ended 31 Marth 2023..
M4r¢h 1022
Unrestrfrt*dfv
General Fund5
241.291
241sn
1261.678)
222.187
Restfftted (unds
TNsr lor Loh
OtyBrfd8eTru
The Leial EducatitiTh FouDd•iio
Pathways
E•lln6 Council. Hanwell library
Horne OffKe. EU55
li15￿)
Iii.SLVI
147.4041
14.OXII
124.017)
1279711
139.4201
47.404
24.017
27972
39N20
14Eces5 rojustice FoundatK
1177.8131
Tgtslfunds
241.292
420
1439,4911
222.187
The spoufic purptssesforwthkh thè fvnds aretobe applied we asfonows:.
LÈoal Edutation Foundatiw-fvndin4JutiKe Fim Feltr*sh¢p trèi*ee s￿le1t0r
Pathwap- fimdin8 the Cn5t5 Nawgator
lep and Chery.fvndsthesaiary tosts forour W wrttm p*ement
EalIngC￿jn￿J. fundifiito ruo a Comrnunlty MaA4td Liknry
omeOffKe IEUS5I- lrnmier*ion forwJlnerablE EU ritl2enstocomplete theirVK 5ettSemeni
Access tojustlte Founda￿On- Help A¢ces5in¥ ie£aJ gJppNr- irNvoveand wstain to earty leyl adv4ce
Gre*er Ltysdon Authorrty E￿1￿MentsP-adb1ce in the Comm[￿rtyPTaItrt￿th EaThngAthce Seryice ind GOSAID
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