# FREE LEGAL ADVICE GROUP FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (FLAG DV)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154070
- **Other names:** FLAG DV, FREE LEGAL ADVICE GROUP FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 3, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154070


## Contact

- **Address:** FLAG DV, Broadway House, 4-8 The Broadway, Newbury
- **Postcode:** RG14 1BA
- **Phone:** 01635 015854
- **Email:** hello@flagdv.org.uk
- **Website:** www.flagdv.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR DOMESTIC ABUSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION OR WHERE PUBLIC FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION SERVICES.

**Activities:** To empower and support those who have experienced domestic abuse by providing them with free, confidential family law legal advice and support. We strive to raise awareness of their legal rights and options so they can make informed choices about escaping the abuse and rebuilding their lives.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £186533 | £171924 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £124126 | £150990 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £156544 | £122670 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £81689 | £90488 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £119134 | £77678 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Cassandra Capel** (Chair) — appointed May 11, 2020
- Dexter Bonner — appointed Aug. 8, 2024
- Irena Skapin Osborne — appointed Dec. 1, 2016
- Isabel  Rose Summers — appointed Aug. 1, 2021
- Megan Barnes — appointed April 22, 2024
- Richard Handscombe — appointed Jan. 9, 2026
- Stephen Craig Clarke FCCA, FloD — appointed Dec. 3, 2025
- Vienna Best — appointed Dec. 3, 2025