2022-12-31-accounts

SOUTH WESTMINSTER li LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE SOUTH WESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE CIO Registsred Charity No: 1180716 s.'Ilwww.swlac. Report and Accounts for the year to 31* December 2022

SOUTH I•ESTMINSTER LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Trustees have pleasure in presentirvJ thelr rerrfjrt and the accounts of South Westminster Legal Advic8 Centre CIO (Ihe CIIY) for the year to 31* December 2022. ststU5 of the CIO CIO stands for "Charitable Incorpffited Organisats'on", a form of chariiable trM)dy governed by the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012 (Sl No 3012 of 2012). South Westrninster Legal Advice Centre CIO is a d)anty, registered with the Charity Commission under Registered Charity Number 1180716. Prlncl al actlvltle$ The purposes are set )ntinuing in full time practice at her major Gty of London law fimi. Volunteers The charity could not have functioned witrjut c>ur dedicated volunteers. all of whom generoU￿Y give of their own time and energy to advise those less fortunate than themselves. Our clients. and we. are hugely grateful to them. Trustees The names of Ihe persons wtK) were Trustees during the period were Rithard Waiford,. Robart Walters" Elaino Wignoli" David W3mor: Chris INhite'. Jamos maeLaehl2n' Nikhil D'Souz8 and Sarah Clover. Website: h $.'11w￿.$wIa¢.o

Patrons and Su The CIO is extremely grateful to its patrons. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury {fonner PresKlent of the Suprem8 Court) and Lord Bri99s of Westt¥)umè (Justice of the Supreme Court). We are also extremely grateful to all loyal friends and SUPFQrters (both individual and corporate) of South Westminster Legal Advice Centre CIO. It is so encouraging to know that we hav& so much strong support for ￿at we are aiming to do. Trustees Res onsibllltles The Trustees are required to prepare in resp8Ct of each financial year of the charity, financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charlty and of the incx)ming res(￿rCeS and app1¢Cat￿ of resou￿5 of the (*artty for that period. In pr8paring these financial stalemonts. the trustees are required to: Select suitable accounb'ng policies and then apply them consistently, make judgements and estimatss that are reasonable and tyudent. slats whether applicable accounting stsndards have been followed, subject lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the finan￿al statements, prepare the financial 5tstements on the ￿Ing cOn￿M basis unless It Is inappropriate k) presume that the charity will Continue in operation, comply with the charTty's governing dorAmwrt comply with th8 Finandal Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE). comply with the Charities Act 2011. The trust8es are responsible for keeping re￿rdS that dlsdose. with reasonable accuracy, at any tlme, tho financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure thal the financial statements comply with the ChaTiiies Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the CIO'S Constituiion. Rlsk mana èment The Trustees have a duty to identify and review risks to which the CIO is expos8d and for tsking reasonable steps for the prevenbon and det8dMM of fra￿j and other irregularities. Publlc benefit The CIO had du8 r8gard to Ihe guidance published by the Charity Commission on publi benefi( and believes that its work is for Ihe public benefil On behalf of the Trnst8e8: Richard Walford Chair. Date.. 11Y February 2023 Webstte." h ..IlwvM.swlac.o

Independent emamlner's rew•rt to the Trustees of the South Westmln5ter Legal Advke Centre ao l ￿port on the accounts of the South Westminster Legal Advice Centre for the year ended 31° tknmber. 2022 which a￿ set out on the following pages. Respertive responsibilities of I￿￿ee$ ?rrfl examiner As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and you consider that an audit 15 not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Art 20111.the Charities Act'l and that an independent examinatton bs needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of Charitie5 Act- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commi55ion under section 145{5llb) of the Charities Act. and to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. 8as15 of Independent examlnerf5 report My examination was carried out in accordan￿ wlth the 8eneral Dlrectlons 8lven by the Charlty Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting retords kept by the tharity and a comparison of the accounts p￿sefited with those Rcords. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures In the ètcounts. and Seeki￿ explanations from you as tnjstees concerning any such matters. The procedu￿ undertakeft do not provide all the evldentr that would be requlred In an audlt and consequently no oplnlon Is glven as to whether the accounts present a "true and falrf vlew and the report is limfted to those matters set out In the statement below. Independent examlnerfs statsment In connection with my examination. no matter has come to ry attention:11) which gives me reasoftable cause to believe that in any rnatertal respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance w¢th section 130 of the Charities Art; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and cornpty with the accountiro requirernents of the Charities Act have not been met; or121 to which. In my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of tPe accounts to be reached. Philip G.Turner 54 York Mansions. Prince of Wales Drive. London SWII 4BP 10 February. 2023

South Westmlnster Legal Advice Centre CIO Income & eXpendi￿re aGcount for th• year ended 31st December. 2022 2021 Income DOl￿tIonS received: 5,0 Clyde and Co ComcasVNBCUnive(sal pcc st stephens & StJ(4m's Gc(thin Procter London Legal SupF*Ni Trust OstKJme Clwke Westminster City c￿￿11- Ward B(yJget Grant 625 2.500 755 6,016 14,013 21,¥28 25.453 Total In¢om• for the perlod 37,444 Expondltur• Rent l Rwm hlre 1.823 4,387 256 2,013 Insurarr•. Contents - Prof Indemnity 185 2.184 169 Subgcripts'ons & IiwK•5 167 71 Sundrles 405 Webs¢le develo&￿enVmantwW￿8 2,037 8.000 Relnstatement ol dini( 524 Release d w0vi￿on lor IxxrtTrwent lia￿'l1ty 15,022) Provigon f£￿ the design. installation commisslonlTrJ of a case manwent sy&em 12.737 Totsl expendlture for pwlod 34,442 12.716 (Deffl¢ftySurpl￿ In¢om• ov•r expendlturn for th• porlod 3,002 12,716 3.002

South Westminster Legal Advice Centre CIO Balance Sheet as at 31st December. 2022 31.12.21 Current Assets 503 53,045 734 73.624 Balance at Bank 53,548 74.358 Current Lllbllltles Creditor5 and proNrysions 13,427 31.235 40,121 43.123 40,121 43.123 Represented by.. Gonoral Re•orv•8 25,000 25.000 . G•n•rnl R￿0￿1 Fund Surplus {def￿rt ki) reser¥es trwJht forward 2,405 15.121 12.716 surp1u81lDefi￿t) for the y￿r to 31.12.2022 3,002 15,121 18.123 40.121 43,123 The Income and expenditure account and Balance sheet of the South Westminster Legal Athice Centre CIO have been prepared in accordance wtth its r¥x¥ds and refw tho positK)n ai 31st DeLember. 21 Robert Walte Hon.Treasurer