# ACCESS YOUR RIGHT TO CARE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186714
- **Other names:** ACCESS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 3, 2019
- **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=1186714


## Contact

- **Address:** Access Your Right To Care, 86-90 Paul Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC2A 4NE
- **Phone:** 07899090360
- **Email:** Kari.gerstheimer@accesscharity.org.uk
- **Website:** accesscharity.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY:A) PROVIDING LEGAL AND OTHER ADVISORY REPRESENTATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THEM THROUGH LACK OF MEANS OR BECAUSE OF ANOTHER VULNERABILITY (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION NEEDS).B) PROVIDING LEGAL EDUCATION TO THOSE WORKING IN THE SOCIAL CARE SECTOR AND THOSE IN RECEIPT OF SOCIAL CARE SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS LEGAL ISSUES SHOULD THEY ARISE.C) RAISING AWARENESS ON TRENDS OF ONGOING UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOUR WHICH IS IDENTIFIED THROUGH ACCESS YOUR RIGHT TO CARE'S LEGAL WORK.

**Activities:** Delivering free legal support in England so we all get the social care we have a right to. Providing access to a network of solicitors and barristers. Filling the gap left by legal aid to ensure access to justice.Working with communities and public bodies to uphold the rule of law. Shaping a future where social care is adequately funded.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2836436 | £2402562 | £2251997 | 40 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2516586 | £2001978 | £1818123 | 36 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1669136 | £1523409 | £1303515 | 32 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1679661 | £1161236 | £1157788 | 26 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1377304 | £737941 | £639363 | 14 |



## Trustees

- CHRISTOPHER GEORGE HALE — appointed Dec. 3, 2019
- David Wood — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Joanne Land — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Jonathon Holmes — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Richard Humphries — appointed March 9, 2026
- Sarah Rebecca Maguire — appointed July 11, 2024
- Tracey Samantha Gyateng — appointed July 11, 2024