REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1192355 REPORT OF THE TIiUSfEKS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 FOR BerriTV8 LLP artered AOnInts St StstErtory Auditors Lygon Housc BtYxnl¢y Kent BRI 3RA
PUBLIC JNTERETh IAW CENTRE CONTEP(rs OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ftyr tbt yur ended 31 rtkn 2024 Pgt Referen(c •dmiAi5trlive detsib Report of tkt tn15trcs 2 to 15 Rtyoyt of the iadtpemdoxt udltors 16 to 18 Sttmrnt of fitytil ttivitieJ 19 BxlAA¢e sheel fio $tattme•t 21 Notes to tke usb fiow xtitemttst 22 Nottt to tht firwmti¥l stattts 23 to 30 Detilled stst¢me•t of ts•illciAI irtivities 31 to 32
PUBLIC INTERE%f LAW cgNTRE REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAIIS forthe year ended 31 2024 TRUSTEES L Crisfield K L Gay (resig1 1.1 I.2023} G R Miller IresipJ¢J l.11.2023) N D MtsllK¢li*vJ SEMuna D No]be (apwithed 18.9.20231 J PBrk¢s 1¥csigl 1.1 1.2023) E Segal {rfJigJ)¢d 4.8.2023} A Ttyk S W8rw(KKI14WÈnted 18.92023) PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 244_254 C•nbrid8¢ Hrath Bethn8J Grtthj b2 9DA REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1192J55 AIJDITORS Buringus LLP ajartered AccouniaThts 4Jxi Stattllory AL¥Jiwrs Lygon Ho 50 iA>TKlon Ro Bromley BRI 3RA
PUBLIC INTEREST tAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year tided 31 Marrh 2024 The t¢¢&$ PTtseni their T¢rffjn with the fiDcIAl of the dwiiy (or the Éxriod l Apil 2023 th 31 Matdj 214. The ¢Thte¢S have adDTknJ th¢ provisions of Aco)vniin8 and kewrting by Thttle&.. StateJnent of ReMmended Praciicc applieable to chaTiliCS preparing tir accounts in awTda[e with the Fin&nci81 Rqx)rting St8ndard applic8b]e thE UK and R¢publi¢ of trejand (FRS 1021 {effcdivc l JathU 2019). ROLE OF TRUSTEES The InL4tres review the 8im4 objectives th ¥tivitics of the djarity Ch yeaT. Thts wrt IkS at whai Ihc eh8rity has 4chievEd the outixTrn]es tsf its work in the tew)rting Fxriod. The Ifusiee5 reFrfJrt on eh area of &ctivity the organi5alion ha% Undertake Whil hi8h]i8hiin8 Ikt bt¢fits li has broughi to thc Wbple that it is set up tu suPrt And work with. The review $0 h the tr¢¢5 ensure th¢ d)arity'5 aill obixtsves xlivities retnaintyj focuscd its stslcd purFx)ses. The (rusieos have refcnyd to the nts1nd in the Charity Commi10,5 gt4ml guidanc< on wb]ic bcrit whcn vieWIng the chBrity5 llims andobj¢rtiVe5 aT¥J in its fith]rt afAiviti& OBJECTIVFS AND AcfiviTIFS The Public Inl¢rtst IAW CcE)trc ¢xists lo thalluy 5ys*emic injtiCe th leg81 terntatiom, strategic litwio T¢se8rch 8ryd l¢gaJ educ8lion. We s18t1$e in wblic law. ¥¢ions agairtsi p]blic thriues and public inquiries. bringing (ases to court for itpJividu81s at)d gr&ssrwis group5 who have tttn treated unf8irty. We hold Eovernmeni and publi¢ b(leS 10 8ccouthI. ChallgIng unlawfid wlicics and We will test uthil we see a faircr aTrJ MOTC ual y)ci¢ty. Over the 12 month5. PILC h45 (wtimLcd to rxteJl¢rt progrtss againsr its 5trnicgic prioritiu: 11) StngtherE Pll.Cs stratCW4 0FtIOnal Bnd fInl mwtwgrJncat 50 it 1$ rolyjst Ind wdl-resouTL%d und its govenwice reflects its valu¢5. 121 Gmw the rapacity of PILe5 litigatton tram in its rxistithg artai of ¢xrKrti5¢ and d¢velop one new 8fU. 13) Develop PILCS communicwion5 to grow the organi0,$ profile. and cnwem¢nL P•8e 2
PUBLIC INTERFsf iAW cEFifRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES t•rthe td 31 March 2024 Acrivmvs AND ACHIEVEMENTS This year bcen (x]r kniest by faT, hayirtg Ihc litigati te8m to 7 solitit¢)rs 8nd 6 L%sistsrtts, partleB8Js athd eworkers. Perhap5 the most r¢markabl¢ d¢vek>pmcnt in the past year is ihe bThdih of c•ses PILC 15 able to 18ke oJ] within its three areas Df extxrti%e.' 51atE actountsbility.. housin& land wmmunity a%¢ts,' Trcial justice ajmi miy8rtt8' riEhts. It ts also ImrtAn1 underthd from that tknse atr83 are ways for us lo ordex our worft Jt that most of our ¢llts cut aLYW all iknse and that PILCS leKfti work mJ8ins centr&l on suprti mArginalised and workittg-cl&ss wmmuniue5 to knkl thc statr 10 a¢UL atyj challenge ra1)laWl thision-maknng. We u5¢ 51ragic litigBtion to 5UPP)rt iyoth movcm¢nts social justiC¢. 5uth a5 mov¢mei)ts ain5t holP]land di5TK>55eSSSOn, agai]L%t Acism Jd a88$1 worktsl rri. During the rernIng puiod, wc opcned 43 ¢axs in Public Law (223. 321. 3 wes in Claim5 8&Wn Public Auihoritie 12023.. 41 Bnd 84 c&sc5 in Hou5ing12023-. 01. Most, if r1 all of PILCS ¢ouid f811 thi5 For of thi5 and othcr Ttwrt& wc our work on Public InquitiC5 a% WEII as (thr wbli¢ law 8twJ civil claitn$ for (hai chaJlctLges wblir txNJkES outside of our other aTeBs of extKrtisc. A) Covid-19 Inquiry The Covid.19 14Jbli¢ Inquiry in with OTal cv¥Jr4Kt hewings in Moduk 2 ttlwern O(otr and De¢cmb¢r 2023. PAodule2 Rebetta Goshawk frINn S>lxe Womett's Aid >vidj cvithtice lh81tof SolaEe sDd sthA[1 Black Si8 who we ttPTesth)( in this modul& We direcity qt5170¢d Piiii Palcl. Borts Johrtwn arml Matt HaM)cL and wc provided our closing submissions in Janyary 2024. Wh we saw throuBhwi the otal hein8s aTrJ having COlder&I the disclosu w&% that the cVernMen¢ slow to f3¢¢ Ihe inevitable dom¢s¢ic akne as 4 consequrncq a(ted latc to mitigate it5 eftsi. As a rUlL eonsuhation, me&8aging fiuyjing were ail lat& It Wlclcar whether frontline domestic abu5¢ WO¢ w¢r¢ k¢y workcri. Horneoffjce me55agitL8 IM>t TcpIiLXted xrDss govertuneI. As thc fitst lock(hwn e&d. govemm¢nt failed to plan for 8rtothet risc in ItiC al subsequenr lockth)wns. Govcrnmem a [K)Itti] decision not to SU5F¢nd No Recowx to Public Fund5 Co111]914 despite ¢xtrn5ivc bbbyiD& This led to migrant vidim5 of dorne5tic abu8c being lriply Irapprd.. due to akne, the virus a1 fcgr of de5tits]tion. In futwe Ewthn1, piaw]ing to Jnitigate the rise l>t[StiC sknuld nol bean afierthwthl Imrt pth of the pr(xe%. Moduk 3 We on behalf of th¢ ProntliThe Migrant Health WrykeJ5 Grws {FMHWG) in this m¢xlule. Th2 group consists OF United Voices of thc Worfd IUVWI. InthtKtKl¢xrt Worku5 of GTt8t Brttain UWGBI and KJn]untt Cortsortium. We provided a first dr8ft of our witness ststemtni oo Ethlf of th¢ 8w. whith Iht ItWUÉry Te4W#td puNant to Rulc 9 of th¢ Inquiry Rulrs in August 2023. Within thttt ai¢menL we that tk help&1 to derline one importani fac¢ in Telioth the NHS in Britsin and iThJeed hf4]thcw¢ 411 over the world: th¢ private Se¢Lor is noi the Ell5wer to aEV of the big wobl¢ms or tILC big Chl¢n8¢% Rather it i5 pwl of problem. We rrJk(k several ree0mmda1IOrts including: i) An to outsourcinB aÉLd privatisarion in thcNHS. ill ImprovinE public furLdin8 for the NHS athd pthlic hea)th. iii)End 'hostilc envtronmt, wlici¢5 and ov¢rhaul migrntion 5ysi¢m (kvalu&E the liv of mi, exwFSts them to harm and incre% the overall piJbli¢ 41th risk by a futwe pand¢mi¢. iv) End 'no rewurse public ftmds. &MNJirions applied viw which leave5 WOTk¢r5 living in fear of ILKsing their jobs 8fMi opcn tD abuse. v) Ovethaul sick Y system to $$ to SIL pAy to dl anplDy&t limb {b) and se-emploY91 workers at a livtTh8 wa8e ralL vil FATly engagement wilh 10Th5 and wmmunity 0150¢10$ lo info thi¥w)n-m4king mthrthdingof needs of work¢r5.
PUBLIC INTERFsf IAW CENTRE REPORT OFTHE TRusfKES ror th¥ yr#reded 31 MArcb 2024 Module 4 ott 17 July 2023, w¢ w¢re grted CO pfyrtiCiF•nt 51atUs ID act on behalf of the Migrnnt Primary C4rc ACC GFOUP (MPCAG). Th¢ group consisis of Joint Couneil for the Welfare of IM18Tnts IJCWJI. Doctors of the World ItX)TWUKI, Medact. and KanluDgan ConwUl. This mvthjlc will wtLSider tDake rtu)mmendatyons on a Ange of i3sucs relating to th¢ (kvek>ptnent of Covid-19 vorS aNI the impkmcthtaiioTh of ilK toll0 pmwwnm¢ i Englan(L wal SCotld and NorttL¢m JTdand. MPCAG in partiwlar playd R crucial role aThJ have w signifirrt intexesi in rtlaiion to barrieT5 tr> vaccirte uptake and unequal vaccine uptake. the Identifi110n ol 8roup5 which subj¢u of p¢ake access issue5, the causes of this &% well as the CrfJvernmeJrfs res atvj 18ilings. Th¢ ovenvh¢lJning of indtviduB15 Tepresented by MPCAG come from BAME and RacÉalised IACk. with DMY eXPUbCIng addiliotd vulncrabslity 4nd JI]JiEinalisaiion due to facknrs sh t% ths1iiuliot4 mental health ¢hallc8u. or iwl4tion. The pandanic arriv¢d following o dttade of au5teTity 5111¢ environm¢nt p)li¢ies Imping these ¢liu)ts. Throughoui th¢ pande]nic, DOTWUK, M¢d8EL JCWI and Kanluw all W lo exta thcir supwrt evuj furthrx to theet the need5 of tnigr8nts and w(kncumentcd pcoplc that w¢r¢ WOTried xce5sing v&c¢itl0 We provided 3 first draft of our with¢s8 Statement on IKhalf of ihc grrw whi¢h the Inqttiry twuested pursuÉnt io Rule 9 of the IhquTrry Rul&8 in Jarwjry 2024. The tvidcrK¢ we presented M behalf of th¢ gTOUP 5hDwul Ihal there w45 a failuEE kn prioriiise public hcalth over immigrats¢)n policy and thai the knottstTaied ihat it w&4 willing to iacrifKc public h¢aJth lLeY and objcclivrs in the lnier of mginlsinujg its long-terni ThaNi-line' Apprrch to immigrHtion. We emph5i5ed the th9¢ ih¢ NHS cha¢tttg rtwme. the No Rax>utse to Publie Ftmds ¢othdition 8nd the dat&-shtTing tiC¢S Edwcen the NHS. Dq)artm¢nl for He<h atd &)¢ial Car¢ and th¢ Hi)tnc Office had on the barriers to 8nd uptake of the vaccinc. We also showed the Governments twr 8rtd inadequaie commuthi(iion slrntegy fBiled to rwh Ma mi8rants and tha Ihert was r¥) ¢ff¢clive consulttttion or communication with S1[15tNG(YS which wwjld h&ve miti1 98ainstth&t impwl Modul¢ 6 M¢)dulc 6 1)pened in DertmEtr 2023. We {M IKhalf of the Frontlinc MI[ Ht8]th WoTku5 GT(rt]p IFMHWGI. Th¢ group COTk8iSts of Unitd VDt¢es of the World {UVW}. IthdqJ&)deTht Workers of Great Britatn (IWGBI Bnd KaTrIgn ConsortiurEh. Thts module will inve5tiBate the imtxt of thc F1C on the ]bliclY thvj val¢lY fi]tMknI adult srKiaJ cwe se£ior iti Engld. ScoilaTd, W&les 8nd Northern Irelwui. It will wnsidcr the con5e4uences of govemm¢ni decision-m8kin8 - inCld re51ridions imFwI - on kn5c living Wlg within thc ce secthr, as well &5 decisions Conrning Capaciiy in hospilals and re5ida]ts trt adulli aryt residential knmes. The Group TepresJts 8 large co1( of Iwc wotke¥s. formally aThl Énfomially unployed 35 well 8S tst)paid home Carets. In rArticylar, th¢ Group h&$ a si1r[wrt int¢te5t in Bnd Pilar exrKrtist to on the m&tter of p]EL*fioll8ly employed ond work¢r& IIKse worktts f%ed hJTsher workill8 condiiions. lower PRY. Wtakcr or nlrfuaj ptvtettions and greater risk of P101$70n and abj C011Y. &3 frontline and PTthMi[1l1Y oursourr WQTkers. FMHWG group cDth]rtsl some of the wot5t cortsJitiOA8 were exwsed ty high rtsk in the wur5¢ of their wo]k in the £%re sector. Thcy ar¢ unIqY pjs1tiod iThliwdually and ¢ollectively to offer insight int[> the irllpxct of thc pandemic on the rArt seoor. Trmjth on th¢ms¢lves &% wokn aDd on m¢tnber5 of the public with whom they iffleracted in the eourse of Ihcir woTk.
PUBLIC INTER LAW CENTRZ REPORT OF TIIE TRusfEFS fortheyearellw 31 Mr¢h 2024 b) un(rver Policinglnquiry {uaY) The UCPI w4s x hiatth% fttsm oral evithte this year following th¢ CNI of Trand l in Fcbnwy 2023. We t4)mpiled our stItLtr from thttt iTarthe into a pubJi(atior4 whith (¥n b¢ pEca h¢r¢'. I. Publii is Ilw. Enetn '. We held & public eyem in July 2023 to disc%$ key leaming5 frotll the Inqutry 50 far with wÉicirAlion frozn Pi¢rJ M1$ (Doughty Strect aMterS) aThJ s¢¥crnl Corc Partipants the Inquiry irtJ¢xling DtKJtta McLean (AuthoE of 'Smllll Town Girf), Lindsey (Stop tr WaT Cwlitionl &w¢th Grover (The Moniwring Gw). A vhdeo reo)nlin¥of the tvu)t can be xctssed here.. hi .ukl ubl&c8tiOTLsI 5- -taunih-vidthl Rul¢ 9 5tatcrnents wer¢ gLs0 m8d¢ on behalf of thc Camp8i8n for Nuclcar Disarnll¢t, Lin&y Gem8ft (Ex-socialist Workers P8rty and Cut1 cottveTM)r of the Stop tIK Wfir CoBliiion arxl Midwl of the Revoluiionary Communist Party uf Britsin IML). A major of swc disctoswt ai C1 ofthc rep)rttr% iii t[10 for Trwiche 21th to iuJuty 20241 the of TenInglIA ¢) IThiewBLa¢kllIttS Collt We (1)ntinL wr rok 85 301ioilor5 at th I is thJ¢ by the eThl of 2024. Cfjllusion I . Tht LYrt fNMn thts Inquiry d)Transtlor &vtMmeMofT8mil Ee]8 Wr r¢wwite4J tho TGIE in th¢iT Cffort to d¢wos¢nTr% th¢ Lib¢rnrion fyrs of Twnil Eeln at the Proscrstd Organisatirn Apptsl COMME in M8rth 224 with ttoutrome of the hvryducirE July. ¢) An¢Jn v LAA Ichdlcftgckn •8¢iSt IAA mr4rts lest) We arc dlI(gEng thc Ib5¢rimirbAtory cxd¥Lion of s¢13 fiDm X(f&sin8 Le8al Aid on of our dicni Lynu (Mt her real name), a sur¥ivor of sexts81 al. In 2W22. Lynry aged 68. w&% tbe vidittt of 8 vitsl¢t Uittie. She souxbt support, bul instead of bcing helped she w&% sexuolly a531(¢d by a WIK) ILM)k thantsge of wblic y)sitioTh. B&sed golety ou iDtome frDm h¢r Stc Pethsio# HolD% BthefiL Lynn w&5 foulld inc1tl}It for lerdl lid Th 'dis)sable iftujme threthold, for It8al aid £733 w monlh. li h&% Ycmained ithchan8d si¢ 2013. Hu Stste Pension now P%¢5 Lynn £70 ov¢rthat limii. MiS1ion5 of F¢nSiOW are kingwcvu4ed from ¢(wts. Wc Ily eXhated the tLga] Aid AEULtys iTrt¢mal aMK41 Systhi and also them to extirise discT¢tion in LyKn e to no Hvail. Thc Mly &vcnu¢ remain)8 chllw this UDfar DJ]e ft1fects imwJvuisbr41 wmsiontn is through legal actiOJL We ir4 a claim 10 judiGkally rcvigw ihe LeEaJ Aid rcEUlatxl in April 2023. argui])g tha the threshold for lcgal aid is dIriEIll8t0ry again QV¢T the S¢ P¢n5ion oge alld w£ grarol a p¢rmi55ion du¢ to Jard irt J¢ 2024. 2. Housin8y And CoMm¥Thity Assets Our work in thy8 area is wide T•n8in8aAd Ilude. - exist]g work SU in suTrii afeh" uale h¢)usin developirlg wolk in pl8fLning law through ow ro tti wthich mainly supp)rt couKil Juidttits racing a¢molition dtsp19Lv4J¢ well as supwrting mark¢t trth faci¢¥1£', - llew WOTk defcndiii sies & Iraveller ursuill t'lif thrnugb wesetstion in housing arxl plonrut Wealso lau[ed ow larest proje£t to k ubliG W i Nic hattsls tbrottRb the defe£0[ on srActs in IA>thts.
PUBLIC INTERFSf LAW CEKfRE REPORT OFTHE TRusr&Ls for (he yur tod¢d JI MAr¢h 2024 rollowingstr&egic tx8es IllC the wi)rk we haveththe during the Fviod: al AS v LB &)uthwark (AylesFw E%tBte) Aysen lived on the Aylesbury for over 30 ye4Ys 8tMI taEnpigngJ 8gait)st tts thmolitioa. In 2015. plarujing pemii¥ion w&9 grant 10 demolish 8nd rebuild ik Wiihtn plannin8 p%ml0 is a ma5tcrplan formed iti consvliaiion with the communiry that sas oui the param¢t¢rs of the 8¢rn. Howevtr. deVelOts ]nade a'drop in. appliLatioN in 2022. whith went far iyond th¢ 0ri8inal plarLS. By &rprovin8 the amththnenl lo the outline Ftrmission, SoulhwaTk Council &waTded ihe d¢veloper fvrther, exicmsiv¢ >W. Ihat w1]d make li much e45icr for them to Mix and maich. new plÈnning p¢rnl55i0r ro$S the Ftate which differ (mm the origin81 m851erplan. The HiEh O)urt agTeed with Aystn that uthWark Cil aded VaWlI1Y when apFwvin8 the ametthenL Thks 15 an important judgetncnt for knu5ing campaip a(T033 the ¢LWJntry, &$ latge e5tste r¢(kvelorxnenls often unfr>ld fro(n IA]t]ine Planning Perniissiorys over ume. This cage scnrttDisgJ t rnhod sn whith d¢v¢lorr5 usc 'thY)p in. appli(¥tions 10 deviate fiY>m what W&5 initially pyomiycd to residen LaEthwk Chambcrs knsted an onltne eveth to Ik into th¢ implicaiioTL% of this judgrm¢rLL which w&% attentsl by 12(M) lawyer& b) Anott v Wc5ttrJiDst¢r Ith)mesiic Ab & HousiDgl Over a sxriod of four yeaT4 our di)I's child wss SexllY abjsd by a tteiBhlxw. whith led her daughter to rxpBri¢nc¢ sigrjificani mental hth i&5UC5. Sinc¢ the abJse discovered, JKr mum h&% wiKking uYcless]y 10 fjnd somewheiy to liv¢ that ss away fro]n hEr dwghi¢¢s txqxirdor whilst hcr d8ughiu liY¢s with rtlalives abroad. Our client made an 8ppli(¥tion for a 'rxip[(] trartsfeF to wlEN¢T CtyJn¢il. knIp1 trSfer$ enable iknse tl¢¢ing violence and abLe 10 n]ove to a Safe aTr• whil# their s1?1 knusin8 ienatw. That &pplii%tion was dcnied i>n the ix%2s that the family canl '9]¢ jump.. PILC is rclieved that ihe High Coud fou1 We5th11n5 housiEig policy unlHwfvl, indirectly di8¢rim51ory against women 8nd 8ir]s and a bTwh of ihe bjblic $tOr ¢quality duty,. li also found Westmin5trr cj¢11 bTeached their oblig2tiDns to safcguatd and PDmole the w¢lfare of Children. The court ordetrd thAt Westminster reconsider its decision wirhin 28 day5 8Thd rewew its Jwing allrKation wlicy. Tsrne ond time a1n those tleeing obuse are fo¥c¢d by coutKi1s to 8iv¢ up secute tt4xKie5. Councils must thke te$>51b111ty nd protect SUTYivors whEll they need it. ithSte&l of ca51ng them hartn atKI distrds5. cl Waverfey Borou CowMx5 v Vark)w (Gy&5 & Travclkw51 Our clienrs in thi3 5 fnili&% ofirish Travetlers WIM) b)Lwht 8Th1 mve4t Imrto it in thur In total, f4rnilics Incl I I Ults and 15 Children. One younÈ adu]t and one chtld have tknwn Syndtotlle. one elduly mBn h&% skiti c8tKtr one thild h&% Serio hcalth issues Tequiring elrAricity supply ro klp him b]rèthE. Nonc of Ihtm wcre able to live in c0nvcnti0E I18. The families ¥plied fE>r pJaru)ing rMiSSion but the counBil i88ued inj¢tIon wceeding& which a jwjge 8pwoved. Climts moved off the Itnd atKI tried ty fitKI allcrnaiive places to live, includin8 apw0hln8 the council for help io no avail. They h1 no 0r options tmrt 10 move onto th¢iT land. The council tIn gpplied for a INju[li0 at which lime PILC werE PILC submitttyj welf and plwffjing ¢vid(Yr alung with witne55 s¢at¢m¢is. The council a88$1¥cly by issuin8 COtnmtttBI pr(xetdings the matter was surt for a hvoring in the High Court ThE J4]dge di3missryJ thc injuttction. Clients arv now ablc to stay on the land and ho to plannir permissi¢)n io live on the This caTh by 811 futu d¢fendatris in s187B injunctions to have Thtir injunctions di4rnisx& It shows Ihlt cou115 iwt the weifate needs of Gypsies and Travellers living on siies FMdin8 itiyuJth. d) SW v LB Enfield (Whiteweth P) Stncc 2VII, N gr¥)up of Ertfield re5id2nts have fightirtg to $p their IcasinE over 50% of pllblir green stAce 10 Tottenhatn Hotsp Frx>tlll Club and its ultra-wealihy OW[K With plarts w rxpand I3r ITainin8 grounds, Ihe pro1 deYeloFffl¢nt nte4fL8 that Enfieid Rsid¢nts would lose to IBnd that h&s Fen in public h8nd% for nrarly century. It would al¥0 requi rnzing 5¢vud xres ofnaLw81 11nd to tnake way for training pitches and Z[kn]cuTed gud¢n& WhttcwelA)s POPK hy5 t¢¢n in pthlic tr1 for OVCT ¥ {rnry and is a richly bitidiv¢r5¢ 5Fece. This kind of $te 15 e53eniial fw mental ar physical htrdlih.. ils pfDViSiOll can reilJc¢ k41th iryalilics between wealthy ld ived commuTritic& trinwgthe (won the followu gmd8. Py6
PUBLIC INTERFsf IAW CENTR& REPORT OFTHE TRUSTE forthty¢aT ¢•ded 31 Mirch 2024 - Tr Council carmi j&WfiY dÈstxyse of the F•rk in the way ptw)8ed (to aprtyate wmpany its own LMrIal pwposel. - The distx)sd piATLS fire notwtK%15tctrt withthc'si&ukny purp) ofthc laThJ. which is to bc held a8 orTr s[19d on In for the public la ryx¢ forwhKa it W&8 WiTryJ u5ingp]blic fuThJ5}. - The ¢ouncil c4tJnot thc li ]A8tLS to gcn¢Tate fmm the 3aJe in thc way il pJDp)54 its &¢i5ion is untawfully influenccd by thi5 error.Tr was tKard in the Hith Cowt in Fcbrw 2024 with a de£i8ion due handcd dow l&tET in the spriJ2g. 3. Rfitlal Justitt MicrtLts' Rights Minoriti8ed Commttle¥ are ovcdy r¢wtsartd in Enwh of work alx)ve rny of PILC clithts 8r¢ from rnsdi5ed communtti Howtyu we aLw thjtstske strarwc leEal tion with a more di¢ of et1r mi8rontS' Tights arLd £hallcn8Stkg ttcid discrimiwion. The following strategK LaS¢S illustra thc wtsk we knve L&)ne the wiwj.. ) Ary)n v &SHD IBereaveAI Porkncr5 (y)rKa%thMI {noi her rd twne} came (he UK in 2015 on a SIN)e vi$8 to live with her British husband with whom shtt h85 two young children. Wly, in 2022 hEr hbar thcd urKxpxed]y. N8vigaisng gief 1 the Sud shift to life &5 a single mum. Hana was entitled to aA)ly for selllement it) rhe UK the bc¥eavcd partsw Df & UK national. Howtvcr. H8rta fated an tortIOralt fte of £2.885 (4 limts thc adtnin pr¢)ctsstng costs) to &cctS5 th¢ thai she wa% k88Jly enlitl¢d 10 - SOEnthiD8 tkn Hatta simply coultbft affottL N£8Thy of th¢ k%opl¢ in similar 5itu&tllN15 to Hana Ye re¢our to public fil1$ 8TE on vrry low Irm or strLwlin8 financiatly after the death of thir S11. Thc Home OfYLce also hwj the power to waive thks fe¢ ¢Tre noi to. PILC l&wytts fight extr¢mely haYJ for each and every cL8e. Whcn we first applied fr)r pcrni53ion, we wert told rK). Twitt. But we did tK)I give up. The High Cou ev¢ntually 8ranied penLi#ion on all grOuj$ at a Tcnewal The Hotnc Offic¢ gjwuently offer¢d to s¢ttl¢ the cA%e to intrth a fe¢ waiveT for partty. Wearc now fJnJii5in8the tern Oft thunenL b) LK v SSHD (Delays on EUSS aFpli¢atiwa) ThLS IS 8Ji on8Otng cknllengc io thc lautomattc) of EU Settlem¢ SrJ)eme 4)pliCl0% on ithlf of those with Fain8 criminal plosecutio, affe¢tin8 10.(MM>F EU rlOn11S with l&Jgthy (klays. LK applied for kttlal statw under the EU settlneI Scheme in se0ber 2020. His applicatK)D was pjt oth hold sh)rtfy alter on the b&%i8 that h¢ had Mling pmseculion. Th¢ m&ximum Sente LK could ECCeiV¢ for his PtosttutiDn could nevcr have mei the t1kn]d for r¢fu%ing hi5 aFvlic4tion lor Scttlcd stat We that the Home Offi<% 71¢Y ort SIng applicatiorts 15 Irrntsonal and a bm¢h of th¢ Withdrawal Aereanert 85 ii fo£$ Hornc Offi(x ca5¢woets io pul applications OTh Id wh¢rt Ihc prosttuiions are not Serio9 C[Mgh to rtsJli in a iawfvl refusal. wele the 4)pli(xtion to bc dccithd. Thr Upper Tribunal IItnllJigration 9nd Asylm} inttiajly Irfjcd ow 8pplirntion lo jj1¢#I11Y rtview the p)licy. Followittg all ap1 to th¢ Court of ApFtai. rKEmission w&% The c&8e was in thc Upw TribuD&l ill July 2023 and w¢ are stÉll gwaitingiudgCrr on ihe to br hld thwtL I FE MA v SSHD This is A hurnan rights damag clairn against tk Hotne Offjce in relation to ¢rtattrLenL of our clients immiwxiion opPlili0% ov¢r 15 yeaN FE arrived in the UK aged 2 ews 01 Hcr avDr applied fot ind¢fEnite leave to Ort h half when Sk was 4 ytaTS old. 5ubsequ¢ily went into th¢ c¢ of 18] servKes. The Home Offjct nev Answer&1 the application for Indefinit¢ tAve to Rem&it4 {U$l8 kntbknThent¢d for laT8e pUl1S unlil 2021. In 2016 she and kr yowi8 %>tb iaLe They 105t their Jy)me. FE lom her job atKI of their physic and mental h¢th 5uff¢red badly. Had FPS 8Fpli(ion for ILR bttn answered Wh it sFK>uld have been, this would have nevtr happened. We swc¢5sfvlly sd(led the ciwm for mum And iwludiDg £47.5tK) in dtyiagc5. A5 FFS $Oti j5 4 thir. his dMKes be tKJd by thc Cowt wrtil hc re4chc5 18. Py7
PUBLIC INTEREST IAW CENfRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for tht year ended 31 mch 2024 4. MovtDbent lWyer1RE ID addition ro legal reJx&wiÈtiort sititeBiC litigation. we ¢x)rtinue to Wrk¢lOty with 8r&%mts p4rtncrs and frontline organisation5 through SCCQD&tiCT advice. traiDin& caLiY buildtllR14si edtiOn Fublic events. The8e relationshi atbA additi0th wotk forrll the ba515 of our movcment Iwering mothl. Srxte AtabIlIty We published two l¢gal bri¢firw a way aLXi¥itt #rtrKotr5tw3 suprxirlc of th¢ Pestine Solidvity Campign LIKk[5 or kgisliorL' uidL to Ihe Public A 2n2_3 W¢ thaftcd this guide at the r4tKst of ihe for Nuclear Di3anll8ment following con¢emirs cbys 10 le8i$latSDTL Tr Act is oij4¢d twoiesrus eriminalises specifit fotÈns of prnlest with Ihc crcalion of 8 of rw 1[(11¥[ Off%. It 81$0 sigDifjcBnY P)L4 wli¢e wwus of stop and Sr). includingse8rthe5 Wit swpicion. (:.K Anil-BokLt Bill.. (kn Ihe wro skde ol'hisior%: The Ik)vernmenf$ prowsd EcotK)mtc Athivily of Public Bodies {Overye&% Maller51 Bill. commonly referred to as the Anii-wcott Bill going thEough Parlvameat in JHnuary 2024. W¢ supported broJ.trAstd ¢ampaiBn cstablishcd by the estIne S)li¢Jarity ca pie&suti5e PDliti¢81 ]y)rcsent8tsveJ to drop the bill. (kn I¢Bal 1¢[}& explaiths whai Ihc fCStrithOtL8 8overnmcnt is planning to imp03¢ on publAc trtJdÈe5, i2Kluding irtal authoTiIics, UDivrnits<% grxl S1on in thur cxucttc of ethiLI jud8Trth1 on Iheir fmanth8] (knisioA%. b. HOt W BIKI CIMDmunity Asxts We have centinl prDvide 5UPP)rt 5rry$C to dome5ti¢ abJ5c gefflor Iluough second-tiet advicc aThl tr4inkES8 On the housing righ ofsuryivots via OLtr onEoing p1P wilh )1 Worn.5 Aid aTrJ oth¢r8 ill the Or. Wc 0 ntiwJ¢ lo I$t tk Dom&Mic Abuse and Fon]m. whith 232 mrjnbus (2023.. I1. We wTred with l.aw for Life, dcliYrxirLg IDIT1 Public LAW tsaining to Kts55Thl gTOUP5 front1C Org1$allos working with PIc in Teffj>rnry ACLYJmm(l0o. We w¢rt also abl¢ to review some of the i¥8UCS arising from their work. with a vi¢w to assess wh could bc dkn8rd thtDU8h theasurf& Our (ieniriliiaih)n Pn) eci hL% fltyjrished in Ihe 12 montlffj buildÈD8 relg1ionsFups ar¥1 providin¥ educauon and SUPrt 10 Lstste residents 8cro%s Lon(kni. We have also en888¢4 wiib no.eSle deVelo[Xenl tsses wluth wr relatcd w gtrificatIOn. og. Fri( of Slyherfs Bush MBrkct &xi81 Howing Aaion CaMP8n. and and SUPP)rting market coaiiuon th8b Ix)tK) a¥118tfftlion with l41k ChantTS. Buildin8 OTr the av¢ we hoye delive1 'legal education. J45sionJ and creatsj Yesoujres th (4pxiiy.sirtJJ81kn gmups we woik with Ix)th through pre- wst- public meetings legal edU(x se3siorL3. written Matrr¢I and blo85. We also share the learning5 frDm the projwt wilh oihcr L&w Cenbu and legal wtessionl$. encournging puyle io devclop simibr woAt. W¢ wotkiDg ou two cue5 ID Manchester tog¢ttLer wtth Gretr Nknth5tes Liw Cettirv WAY to Cyclly btsild other Law CeDIT¢s w do this wck outsidc DT J¥Jc Pcany (UCL UrbaTr LaFatOryI, who we had Com]5510[l to rtswch Ik of wuncil itaJatt¢ies xt0%5 London. is finj1isin8-hi¥vrt on thc limi18 of CmSS-wb5idy and durtditson, dy¢ w tc launched in 21r24. We launched our 4IL.% attd Irdirlkys Legal Adi'iie Pfo eci. beBinnuJg to develop strategic relationshtps with Friends, FÈmilies llnd Trnvellern. the NatioTral Bwgees a] Trnyellus AK]ItIon and ¥&n dwdlas in Bristol. We 8re pJe4sol to work with HgJri¢t Child NitiMI Pl 1% a t¥Jnsllltsnt s)licitr frMJ CPRE London 4nd Support work k¢eping public Iwxl in public haThk thTQU8h tk OLii c. Rxi8] J[l¢e kl Rigl We continUj ro Wts LIDsely with RLMFFI. Revokc WMJ Praxis thTough tTainsn8, Capacity butldinE, rosearch and $trgIc8ic litirin in ourwok challen8inE LtIjIL81ice th the imm1*1Dn Sys. W¢ publithed Hnd publicly launth the last volu]llc in the oth Votcts leS entitled "Ln land IcM>k i. Polish Ttiu k l>oLk in Novemb 2023. which 4150 conclth ihe w.k we l%d do with EU rough slttpets sits¢e Dw inception. sUB then. w'e have further dev¢lorKd our parmcrship with the Roma Supp)rt Gmup IhTough ongoiDg SEnd.ti vir4 and (ycity buildin& with a fo¢tr% oft housitig tssues i
PUBLIC INTFRFsf LAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS hrthe y¢Ar¢•ded 31 2024 5. Comrnunicxtio CommuniGations 15 an essential of PILCs movuMt lawyerin8 It h&8 also a long.standinE wish to butld oursupp(Ktcr base ar¥J b]ish anewsletEr. We contrnatd a totL%ultnt in S0¢mr 2023 thveknp &g)mmunicatiotL% that would grow the or8anwrfion'5 profil¢ that the way we ttFmmunicate tTratcks T quality of our legal work. We also want to irK[ea our itifleJ. share our and ¢w¢as¢ publtc e]ygernent $0 th& we have a strong SUPP>rt¢T that fee15 deeply Thc siNegy w&%completed in tkconlxr 2023 r£ntres on four pillars.. - Shar¢ sknries to Alltrate th¢ ]nateria] condiiitins th&t PILC G]ients ate (lm& by pthlishin8 & quththy ncwsJ¢t¢¢T and improving ow wet6it¢' - Strengihen our e1 tg fight cv¢ry sit)glc deYeiopin8 ourability to fi]ndr from th¢ publi - Share whai we learth itt the swne way we wo. togth- whdhcra e is woll or10st, Sharing what w¢ leam thrOh public evcnts 10 r¢ftc¢t. sh8tc atLd promote 15 e55emiial- - Join the flght to fJ8ht back: 88]vAlli the public to wyxt work. by en8•8inE with w wjdiences to prA)rt our work. P]LC's first newslerntr'ln the Publtc Inl¢r& vi&% pthlishul in mSh 214. We will d2vdoping irxcrnal systems to implcmtnt the strategy in th¢ I$ pcrKwJ. & FRlldrai%iDg Futthising 25 key 10 PILCS IWin motkl a] actimmts for40% ofow irK¢)meovtT 12 mont& This ejxablas s to work through ourmovement lawy¢rin8 mfNJel- developing strategic le] wotk with rnar8ina]iscd individuals, assr(x>lS grouF gnd frondine organisations Whil thlivtsing le[ alOn 8nd carACity-buildin& Thi5 also enables us to or g)mmission ¥ese4rth aTKt tthalf ofowclienls try0j Ihe cou]ts. PILCs approwth to fundraisithg mostly focuse5 on grants fmm [rts atd fou105. W for core 1 project fvn(L%. Wc wtt¢ cxtrernely fortuThat¢ 10 be awarded a numb¢¥ of subswiii818rMI mulh-yew grants in the l&%t rewknn8 pcrod. As a r¢sult. this ytsr w&$ fll5ed on makirkg re iht we deliver the work on these. We 8Y48rdryJ thrce additional trarts ovwthc 12 moThth8'. - Access JuJ¢ic¢ Foundwion IILTA) £50Q(XK) ovcr 5 ye4ts- corc fidi - Bthng Foundation awarduj £120.(m over 3 yf4rs Ward8 the GentrifJcatit>n Proje - DisNJpi Founthtion awarded£40.0(Ml ovff 12 month iowards the Gypsie5 & Trnv¢ll•B ixgal AdviG¢ PrOjt W¢ are alw gratefijl to th¢ J05¢F4J Rowmreg Charstsblr Tn for bjrthtr extendirg gmt ty sUpt thc (kvejowent of our work with Gypsies Jnd Trnvclkffs fot at¥)tlr 6 montts DUtrnbeT224. Goin8 forwaTd. and given the 10 irKrta%t in the central ie8nL we will focus our elTorts on ls]g core rdIng to ensurc infr&8ttucthtal supF¥>rt is Tobusi matth theambilion5 oftyjr legal action. FrraIsIng frnm individual thtk)rs is ne8b8ible in compati%on 10 from other ÉOUT¢4 for Itss th 2% of our income during the rertIng We u¥¢ Crowd JuXi¢t (o ptDtttt clients from potential lver5E (x)sts of brinwng legal aGtioJ4 though Ihis does not iKnefii PILC dir#ily. There 15 1 PayP&l TA>rntion' tton OD PILC'S website, whith occa5ion8lly receives diTWt dowiorts from mern1 of Ik rAJbli& Due to the litniid nalure of this &ttivsty we hllve not SOU8hi io reBiSter with the fithisittg reBUIr. W¢ also do N>rdtrethy involve vulrKr&ble pc(Jpk in our fiuylraisÉllg xtivilie5. We h&v¢ ry)¢ 1vE any KP101nts 8b)ut tyJr fUndraisU activity. WE IAYe sel Iip 8 Fightin8 Fund with some of tht (knna(ions ti¥d St a one-off grnji frotn ¢hE Ac(xss to Justice Foukdation (¢llt imlance futsjl. which will ¢n&*lc usto litiBatr whert public i5 Mi available.
PUBLIC INTEREST IAW c8rRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS
ror tbe yur eDded 31 MArth 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
We art p]e8stsI to Tvrt It• PILCJ finarKial sitiMiioTh remairt8 StrDll& (hjr inwme has I1¢48¢d Silf1¢andY in the
last l2 months. though there E specific and iunpK>rary reasorts for thaL This ]De8ns w¢ ed to
PUBLIC IfffEREST IAW cEfffliE REPORT OF THETRUSTEKS for the y¢•r ¢nded 31 2K4 Cth and wuivajents 81 31 Marth 2024 in¢lt £23.700 in TeStricted (2023.. £10.488A le8vin8 PILC with £956269 tn unTestritted $(2023.. £484.4501. This rewc5aJts 8 5ubsianliql ttmrase in unrrstricled cash reserves.. £471,819 (2023: £173.5801. Notes 12 and 13 on pa8e 29 of show a br&thwTr of PILCS delxors GTryJilors. Debtth5 Brc Isrgcly ade of tssde dcbtor5 in the fotrn Of paYmlS duc frDm the Covid-19 It4wry aj Ihc u[erCover Policing It4uiry. 'A¢crucd incom¢, rcpreseiits our Work in Progress {WJP) with a value of £154.886 (2023.. £88.695}. The increase in Ihc ye of lh¢ vfiP i5 due ty thegrvwth of the ie*n. Other (ktdors art disburs¢meThts we h&v¢ on cases 8nd that w¢ lend io rttoup ai the end of cas¢5. 10 treditors the highea figure mittY>r5 th&t of dthtor5 ill thd Ih¢y T¢prcstml ]nonies ow¢d to CotI fot ix)th public tnqUiTte5. There is a]x> £162.7(K) of grants ld as oiher credttod. TRxalion and socid stturily are VAT alld PAYE duc lo HMRC Jt 3151 mch 2024. Pagell
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEFS for tht year emdod JJ Mr¢h 2024 RESERVES POLICY The Boatd of Trtte5 h&5 ofrttsiniDg free which Irpt Six worth of annual OPtsing cost& ThÉs •Mot 15 reflectiv¢ of 8d Prndic¢ in thE charity sedor and is Cvtft nre itn[x>rtl for PJLC it requiTeS high¢r leveLs of cash now due to the twtyre of its WO PILCS Ix)wd 0ftrust considtt frte rtStrYCs tsb bc availablc wh at bank exc1lIn8 and desi8[ted fvnds. As the orgattisfttion is slcadity 8TOWill& PILCS t¥ fre¢ fegeryes tstxct has irKreasal ¢0 £493.56712023.. £365,877), which correspond5 to six monthl annual OPa81iJ]E o)sts from the 12024.251. lljesc $¢S ¢nabl¢ the Law CentE ID deal with the foltOWill8 cx>niingcncies'. - Problems with Cash tkTrw due to delay in lega] income paymet. - Late yMeTht. redw¢ion or withdrawal of grdnt fiThiing - Redwtion Lega] Aid ear1 itKomq . In thc event of cknsu¢ thrEc months, nJMin8 COSts th wind up thtt OT¥WiWW)n aThl pay r•Jundles. le4sehold atNJ oihu li#bilitsc& Last yw, the board hftd aL desigrthted fLmd5 again tsrgs foliow5.' - £50.OIN) for unforesetn staffing i5SUe5 {e.g sickress. parentsl le4ve) - Ear £50.(XKI. - £4.918 IOWArd$ 3 Fightin8 Fund- 18rga £50.(K)O- - £6.667 for ¥epl&rngessential IT ¢qUiFrfnethi- iat8e£ £20,IKK>., - £56,998 to mitigate th¢ impart of Ihc iuThination of pthlic inquwir5 4nd to sts(r salaries during the transition PEriJ ck to public law llliR8tio- ger£17S.(W. Thi5 ycar. t1 tArd h&% incre&Eed wgets of its thig[e d)¢ rable below. This is b8sed oll.. a} the growth of Organi1# (rtquiring additional fuThts for th¢ urtfDtUCaJ StatT i£1 aftd thc futsjre l¢m of essentiel ¢qui]Mnen(l.' bl Financial forecasts which infornj fi¢11 plannin8 ovu xI 3-5 years c} PILC'S corntTritmenl towartLs building a Fighti FutHI takcon cases where we catujot oiknin Lwl Ai In summary. lotsl cash qt Enk less restride41 and thsigwed fvTrJs le4¥es frt¢ ¢Lh reserve4 ty CQV¢T Six months. IxKigtht exidIr4 pry the lablc trrtlow. At 31 M#rth 2024 Totsl csh •t bank 979.969 Restried bjnds 23.7(K) Ullrtstricted c4sh at ba#k 956269 DesiEnttd Fund5 UnforCen Staffirtg Issu Fighting Fund E$411&1 Equipjnent End ofpublic Inquirics Tot1 dtslEllat¢d Frte Cx$h Re5er¥es Allouled T&r¥et .O 50.(K 20.( 292,703 462.703 30,0 29S.IXID 525.IN)O 493,567 Thi5 wlicy is reyiewrd wruJu8ily when the kK)yrd of tnJcrs Ixysithrs the c4Jd of yw p]vi¢thon5 thc audited aGrounts. P¥8c 12
PUBLIC INTEREST IAW CEfffliE
REPORT OF THETRUSfEES
for the yer ended JI Mirth 2024
PRINCIPLE RISKS
PILC poli¢i¢s, proc¢dwes Systems ar¢ WellablIshl wjd staff are 8bJe ¢ess thern online in5tHndy in ow
Office Manual. W¢ al80 rcvicw thon ptti0dicIY. amc[Mii thun where necessary or impToving thcTh whu¢ 351b1¢.
We have a Ci)mpliancc pian gtLd tDaintsin a Risk Regis. whid] is updatd rLCW risks are idtified. Ii is
reyiewed quarterly by the Smtor Matwcnl T1 aThd the Brth of Tn¥tci% Staff arc traind annually on
5afeguardin8 and data pmtthn. We also have a Bu5inf55 Continuity PIWL whith is tested •rtDualty.
StRffiDg Public lryuiriw ac0)[$ for 3 ¢11 thMI 2 wthgals {aErf) 40% of ihe Iwl ten). Thi5 rtiraris
that w¢ arc able to a Significant prortIon of ou eartKd incottLe ftDm tlus 5tr¢Bm ofwork. How¢ver, Ihe UCPI is
duc to tjmt around March 2026 and the Covid-19 Inquiry may continue a little bit beyond but is expecta to tllil off
ttKn loo. This raises two major tort
PUBLIC JrirEREsf IAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEL5 for the year e•ded 31 Mrth 2024 GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMETr Amertdmctts to PILC wlIri0n were ma¢k at the AGM in Novunttr 2023 with a view w Cl8¢ the sirwttue of PILC from 4 membership to &¢n]5t m(xi¢l. yov8h( darify TrU[trn1 orsleeand I8th of servitt. A new 3-yettr 5trnteEic plan was alm) forrnally ap[0v¢d by wus1¢¢5 in Marth 2024. Th2 oYcrBII akm of thc plan is 10 r4>n501i(knt¢ wh wt have buili so fBr 4nd for a tknod of trnnsiti(kn following the ead of two majoT public inquiri. The new sts81egic Pta is (xntrd orouTrJ 3 5tr8tcgic priorttÉfS.- - Scekillg J1¢¢ through leg81 xtioft by tontinuiDg to ¢kliver and develop strnteRic l¢gal auoss ow exi#ing areL8 of expertise - Devclopin8 {and articulatir) PILCs rnovemeni lawyerinE - Consolidwing PILCS orB8nisatÈonaJ growth, by iThv¢siing in OUT lo en5ur¢ ¢ffe¢live man88ement. high levels of o)mpliBnc4 8(Kd8ovcrnaKe and wthk 5tream$ w¢ fully 80d01 Eric Se8al. CKbld Miller. Jacqueline Pthes K¢lly Cay all rtsi8nul the Tertillg peri(. We arc i)yJebted to them S>rt they gave us ov¢r Ik pam 2-3 ycars. We recruited David Nwbc {a8 tsu%urer) Ind Sam WJrw(MJd, K)Ih with financial extnIst to Strutha) ¥cnnY on the There chw to the [nPsEncnt team durirEthe witrj. In July 2023, we moved io new offi(s fjTrcn Houx (Ethical Propty IAdl OD Cambridge He8lh Rd 10 acumm(¥Jate a growing 5tsff l&qm. We bav¢ akn stttngtherd our cYr stturity by wediiin8 with Cyb2r.E5senti&l Plus. In Aug8[ 2023. we were awarded Lwl Aid conlracts in Public Law. Claims aBai]Jst Public Athriti¢s and Housing from slember 2023. We BLso pL8sed th¢ ann1 Lcxttl aLMtil with(xJt Iny cotrethve ac4iOn5. ln Dember 2023, PILC rttsined its IAW Ixxcd 8£ctvJiMion for cliem cart Compl1ffj and p)ce martemem. Thior to th55. we al30 8aitd aclxtttation to Cykn Ewntial in May kn si¥cngtlLCll OUT IT security in. In Jartuary 2024. w¢ outsour¢ed 8]HI18 kn the office F4x)n¢ thje 10 Ihc VoluE tsf c411$ U)[ni in Ikiw mh this disruss sthty reswtHlin& This will be teviewtd after 6 monts to ¢Ure Ihc service WO for for pr05p¢ciive clients wishingto Tcath Finally. 5raff wellking cOntim to be very imFKWtrt tsp orEBni5atM>rd ¢kv¢J0we and w¢ ay8e with in a var2ety of ways lo en5urc Iky remain hEalthy 8rMI hyy ai work. lor 10 the start of the fi]]HJKi&l yw, a substantial incye&¥e iTJ Y wo5 keep up with inflation. W¢ have ajx) imwved our swision of and csure t1111 is disCU55ed regularly. We have nu]J)ber of 5uprrf>nivc acriMs &% a rtsuli 8nd conlillu¢ lo work with siatE so that we can imPTOVe working ¢Olldlti(H whilst ¥unwning vi&bl& AmJnBs( dK>SC. We itttroduced a lary sacrifJc¢ 5pJ)eme st8ff to DI>m13¢theIr ColributiOns. S8rth LoMcy. suwising solicilor [JY 2023). joiti&l the otEnISatn iniiially a5 m&ernity LYJVtr aftd we •r¢ delighted she wa5 yubseqtscntly confirmed a txrmarthl employtt 10 fitrthcr develop OUT ork on racial justice and migrants, riglLt5. Holly Twist (January 2(J24) joined to wist Keith Coughtrie with the developtncnt of the Gypsie5 and Trnvellcrs Legal Advice p¥>iect. At J l March 2024 PILC emptoys 14 staffj13.5 FfE 12W23.. 12 staly, 11.5 Ffci grMI conlracas out a self4mployed Fin4n¢¢ OffL¢er (0.5 FtE). acotnmunl1Wjrts COul1•tI0.3 FfE) •]Mt a wn5ultaut solicitor. Page 14
PUBLIC IAW CENTRE REPORT OFTHE TRVSTEES for tht ycr eDdtd 31 Mara 2024 srATZMENf OF TRUSTEES. RPONSIBlLr[iEs The tntt5 are re5rw)rk%ible for the iiqKKt of thLc¥ the flljancial JiattThents in e0rdance with awlictsblc knv and Unitrd Kingthm Alting StaThJarth (United Kingthj Getxrally Awttl ALxx>untsng Prncticcl. The law applicable to charilLt5 Ln Wand athd Waits. Ik athTiti¢5 A( 201 I, Charity (Accounts and Rerx)rtsl Regulatsons 2(X)8 and the FvISIOnS of th¢ trwi deed twjiyes the tnk8tEts to FqrFw¢ financial 5tat¢mcnts for each financial year which give a true Jnd fair view of th¢ of affairs of the chatity of the resources and application of resowctt. in¢11]E the in(xMne and eXFfThkn"nK4 of thc Larity for that In prcphring tknse rLnancI Si¢men th trusiees are rtquired 10: - selea suttable accountin8 li¢l¢S ond Bpply t1 - the mcttKKL5 prilPleS sn the Charity SORP.. . makeiudganents d estitnates that w¢ re&onable Wmt pnthj . state whether 8pplic4ble ststthrth have becn folw subjecl lo any maierid disc]os•J and explaiJRd in the finaJJcI stattsnert8' - preparc the financial #alem¢nts on Ihc knis unless it i% to ¥(e5C that th¢ charity will coniirtue in $Ths. M¢mb¢r5 of thc charity gu4T8niee to cornribute an 8m01 Th)1 excthliTrE £1 kn the assets of th¢ tharity in thr cvert of winding up. Tk total numtrcr of sucb 8uaranlecs ai Jl March 21r24 w% 9. The tru8kes aTe members of thc charity but thi8 erttitJe5 tIKm tovoting righ TIKtru5recs have rw) trICial interest trt thedwity. The tr are resp)rtsible for kcq)ing aLXX)UTrting whith di5ckw with Tcasonablc jrary at any time the plU0n of the charity and io ersable thej)) the fitn¢id ststetDents compty with the Choritie3 Act 21111, th¢ Charity (Accounts an Re[5> R¢gulatkDn$ 2008 tht ptDvi$iotLS of IhE tnLSt deed. 'fhey 3re a150 resrA7nsible for safeKuarditi8 the L8ts of thkTity ond for TpkiTrg ronable for the pjrveniion and dde¢lionof fraud arvjother ittcBul8ri1i¢s. Atsdit•ts BerrinBers iLP Tewp)inkd the clwity5 alldi its willingn5 to colllirtuc in thBt capacLty. Approva by Ordcr of thc Erf)ard ortrtea on...................._..................... %d sig1 ort its lthlf by: D N¢ube- Trstee P8g¢ 15
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENf AUDfTORS TO THE TRUSTELS OF PUBLIC INTEREsf LAW CENTRE Opimio We have atyjiied Ihc fitwjckal 51gl¢me¥Jts of Public Ime1 Law {IhB'charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which cotnprise IIK Sthtf4neni of finl tiVitIes, the Bthte she¢L the CA%h flow Statement and t¢S lo the financial si&k]nents, including a summary of SiBnificani accounting wlicie5. The fjnanciaj rewrung fr8mewoTk thBI hJ5 bEen appli¢d in th¢ir pretion is awlicable Jaw 8Dd Untd Kid0 Aux)unting S¢artd (United Kingdom Generally Accepted AccouThiing Pn¢ticel. In our op10 th¢ finarri&l give a 8t fair view of the state of thE tharitys affsits 31 2024 8nd of its Incoming rEsoUr5 and applItiOn of rtsourLE5. for th¢ year thtm thltsl. httve berjj prorKrly prepared in accord8nce with Utulcd Kingdom Ge[lY Accrytyi A¢couniing Ptactice; and have bett) prrpucd in aCcordfyT with th¢ rcquirunents ofthc cl¢S Aa 2011. foropinion We Conduckd our audli in accord&D(x with Intern1011 StaTthrd5 on Auditing IVK) {ISA5 IUKI) 8thd aFplic4ble law. Our rtwsibilitics u1¢ t)% standarth are fwikr dcsuill in the Authwts. rtwnsibilities for the audit of the financial statemeDts 5Wtion of our rewL We are indet of tk cknty in 8C(X)TdwJ(r with the tthical r¢quiremMis that Irc relevant lo ow aj11 ofthc finatKiaJ swements in the UK iluding the FKCS Ethi1 Siandard. and we h&ve fi]IfiSlwJ othtz ethi1 Twsibililie5 in aE¢J)rdM¢c with thcsc reqUir•Dts. We believe thai th¢ &udil evidthcc we hllvc oald is stsfficienl and FlItt to provide a b&%15 forowopinion. CoMtlThgion5 relating to goiM8 towccr In auditin8 Ihe fu[181 ststem¢nr4 we have ¢otKludul thfjt thc of the 8oin8uJN2rn basis of a¢wunun8 in the preFw4tion ofihc financi slaients is apJMOtxtht Bayoj on Ihc work we have Fufomit4L we have wi i¢knIif 8Dy matuiwl uainti¢l relating to events or conditions th8t, indlvithily or thllertivcly. may sipbifxxThL ¢Joubt on thc charity's ability to Continue a% a Ing cOn(n for ft pcriod of at Ict%t twejve months fmm when Matrthenls &UthoriS for isstr. Our Te5]bilItieS and the nswn5ibditiC5 of thc Ine$ with r¢¥ct going uJtwn are deycrtw irt th2 Tel¢vant se0% of Ihis rewrL Other ithformAtion The tnjsttcs are resronsiblc for the other inf(xatIo The other informlon MpriSeS the iDfornatK)n incIleA1 in the A[1 Tewn. otr than the firn¢la1 ¢t[ents 3Thd our RcFOrt ofthE Ile[leI audilots lhen. Our q)iJllon on financigl stl¢t dDC5 M covu thc other inforn4tioTr aTrJ. except to the exreni otherwise explic¢ily slated in ourrewrt we tht exptssmjy forn of a55urartt LX)nGIu5Kkn thEruJE). Jn Lx>nncc1n with our audit of the finanG¢al sw¢JJJert% our rG5tM)ngbiliry Es to rtl thB otlKr InfMatiOn in (k)llJg So, Wn5ider wheth¢r th¢ olhtt infotmalion ks fflalu¢8lly irthnsisteThl with th¢ financial Sl&ternents or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otheTWi5e appear5 ro k tnaieriajly mi5#9ied Ir we idajtify 5u¢h m¢tal inwnsistencies or apparent m8lerial ml53tstNnts. wc are rewired trj dettmiine Wheth this gives rise to a material mi58tstemeni in rmaneial siatunents thetn5elv¢s. If. bed the work we have rfornIc(( wc conclude thal thcrc is ll materrial tni&%t8rctneI of thi5 olher itsfomiation. w¢ arc Ttquired r¢p¥rt that &t. W¢ have M)thit%to rqt in rhis rtg8rd. Matters ots Ivhich we 4re req*irtd to rEPOrt by ext¢pti We have nothing re)rt in of th following mattcrs where thc Ckntic& (ALxtyJnts Re[5) 1kgutIonS 2008 Teqtsire5 U5 to repm io you if. in ouropinion.. the infomi•tion given in the R9 of the tn]5te¢s is inconsi5terrt in Y matu1 re5PXt with thc financial Statemen or sufficieni a¢¢ounting record5 have not becn kq)t or th¢ financial siatetnents sre rK)i in 4rteinent with th¢ a¢0?118 rcttJrn&' or we have received ail the inforni8tion explatiO% we rr4ui¥c foywrdlL Pa8¢ 16
RKPORT OF THE INDEPEP4DENT AUDfTORSTO THE iiiusfEES OF PUBLIC JrfrEREST IAW CEfffliE R•Bpon$lbllltits of irnÉteu A% explair¢d rn0 fully in thc SialemeThl of tn¢5, rc5rx)nsibtlities. the try¢C$ &rt rts]x)nsible for the p¥qtiOn of the finsnrial stat¢men15 which ve a ¢n aTMI hir view. for th internal conbKl t% the truste¢5 detern)in¢ is n¢cess8ry lo tnable the pteparation of fInCIal #atrments that are frct frrAn tnÈtrrtal rni&%tatemenl. wtrKthet due to fraud orem>r. In rK¢parin8 fmancid Wem¢nts, th¢ Tr are ]ww)rL8ible for a¢#$18 the ability to contiwc &% a 80in8 wnc¢rr4 disdosin& applicablfy mallus ¥¢lad its gDill8 the going corKern basis of accounting unl¢55 either irttethl to liwidatc the iarity wto eew ¢ymtiorts. or have no list]C ?IiernHtiv¢ bui 10 th so. Ollr re5ponsibilitieJ for the atydlt of fiBaJcial 51•tements We have appoinied as audiiofs undcr &clion 144 ofihc Ch111¢5 Ad 2011 tn accord with th¢ Act and rtlcvant regu105 madeorhavtiJ8 efft£t therAHth. r obje¢iiv&s are [tr)le wurarK¢ aFA)Ut whether the fjnanual ststttnrts as a wlKble arc frc¢ fiDm m&teriai m¥s5taiernent, whcthet due to frBud or err. and to iwje a Re[ of the indwth a1]LOr$ thst incl1¢5 our opinion Reawnable is 8 i&h level of w]rgntt. is ]MFt & gu9rantr¢ that an audit Ctrndted in ¢othJce with ISAS IUK) will always deieLt a tllaterial tlliS5tht¢fjt whett it exists. MISments can arise fiDm fr8ud or ern)r and are considered m8trTwI if, indivi¢thJ8]ly or trt the IgggaIG Ily ¢ould rta>tthly br exprcted Influec¢t ¢roTh)mic dc¢isiorL% of th¢ ofthtse finKiql Ststcmets. cxtetkt to which our pr(thre5 we catAble ofdettrtin8 irrcgularitsw Irhl fr 15 ddail¢d FKIOW: In idcniifying and $Sing risks of matrrÉwl misswtULeni ID tewt of iryu]8riuw includin8 fraud aJ¥J crror, we sidered the following.. . the nakn¢of the lAthry. control ¢nVironM¢ntd ttyttLeSS rOm - resulisof our enquirie8 w managttnent th>ut theirown ¥sy¢wnt#)t ofthe risks of fr4ud and . the matters diScd atnong the audit uy8cml ttAm Jegardi how whert fraud may o(xur in th¢ fmancial ststemenis and any Éx)ieniial indiLtors of frwd r PLY)c•Jwes kn re5w)nd to risk irKluth the followin - Tevi¢wing the financia] statt4n¢tit di5cbsw¢s and testing 10 StsPtx)rling (kKurKntation', . perf0TfDir 8natyiical procedurts 10 Édentify my unuwd or aTe45 that indiLe risks of ma¢¢riaJ misslatemcntdue to fratvj orerror . a&jrIng the ftsk of frxud gjyj Ibmu8h manxganeat ovcrridc of ¢OTthl testing appropriaterKss of jl)Urn81s, asscs5in8 wFth¢r Ihc judgements m¥k iTh makin8 ¥¢ounlin8 eStirn8t¢s are ir1£all¢ of a tEntiAl bias,. and tvaluaiing the bust[5 NionaIe of any signifnI trnS aTe or outside th¢ ryjmial LXWTSC of busin¢ A further descriptÈDn of ow r¢5ponsibiliiits for the audit of th¢ firaatKial ststernents 15 kxxted otl the FinanciAi Reporting CouJJcil'$ wdBitr at www.frC.okIMl1lrwlb}I1¢I¢k This tscripkn fi)rns part of ow Rewi of the Independent Auditojs. Pt8e 17
REPORT OF THE lTriDEPENDENT AUDfTORS TO THE TRusfE&S OF PUBLIC IIYTEREsr tAW CENTRE Use of our report Thi5 reiKrt is m&le solely to the chtiriW5 tr4L%tec4 as & body. in a)d¢¢ wilh Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and ReEK>rts) Re8uiations 2008. Our audti work has bet urtdertaken 50 that we might the chtity'S trus(ers 1kn5B man¢Ys wc art requEted ID Slalc tD them itl an awiitor5' f¢FQrt and for N> h¢r puryx>se. To the fi]Ilest extenl pennittd by l&w, we do not accept or &8yJme reswFnsibility to anyone other thgn the Charity and Ihr Lh¥tY.$ ttUSlL%S kndy, for our audit wo. forthis r¢wrt. or forthc opinioths we ha¥¢ fornicd. Berrirtgers LLP Ch#rt¢ld A¢xounlw and SIBtulory AuditOTS Lygon Hou* 50 London Road Bmmlcy Keni BKI 3RA Dal¢'. P8ge 18
PUBLIC INTEREsr tAW CEfuRE STATEMEIIT OF FINANCIALACflVmK8 ror theyereJded 31 MTtk 21124 2024 Totsl futtds 2023 Toial funds UnTtstri¢teAI RrsMc¢e41 fijnd INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Do[li•J$ lewies l93 193 35,976 CharitAbk ietivlti iLgal repr¢s¢niaiio 1ffj67JJ9 177,933 IJ4S4S2 892,260 Invement irne 1288 Totxl J77J36 XPENDITURK ON Chsritablt Attivi¢ic tzgal repTesetttaln Staff wsis Accojnmothion OtheA supwrt }st5 725,754 484W5 35,107 134.040 433.063 24 J96 45.940 131029 622,924 35.107 22 Tot 637 439 NEf INCOME 406*15 13215 420.030 292,085 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tol81 fund5 brou8hi forward lo8 695JJl 4103.226 T(yfAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 695,311 The N)tes forni ofthex financi P4e 19
VUBLIC IPITEREsf iAW CEKfkE BALANCK SHEKT JI Mr¢k 2024 2024 Tot1 2023 Total fut Unrt&rithd Restria funds Ne FIXED AssErs Tangible as¥ets 6068 6,284 D¢biots C&8h at bk 12 623,027 956369 623.027 979969 438.136 494 938 23,7(N) 1579296 Ith02996 933,074 CREDITORS Amounts fallsng thje thTr x%yur 13 {494S23) (l94Z3) I244,7) NET CURRENT ASS 1,084,77J 23.71MI 1.108,4TJ 689.027 TOTAL ASSETS LE&S CURRENT LIABILrriES 1.091.641 1,115J41 695,311 NET ASSETS 695 FUNDS 14 UnTesiricted futhts Re5trided f I.IXll,641 684.823 TOTAL FUNDS 1 695 311 ts Op[v¢d by the B¢)ard of Tr81t¢S btKI autknrwl for i55u¢ on were signedon its by: D N¢uTrx- TrtLStee Pa8c 20
PUBLIC INTEREST L4W CEprrRE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for Ihe yt•rudtd 31 Marck 21124 2024 2023 Notcs CA8h flows from optntiDg ACtivrtitS Cash ge71ed frorn OP¢rniiiTrn3 181.525 Net Cash pvjvided by otiDg¥liviti&5 181.525 Csh tlows trom Éivestlll8 ¢tivilits PUrChOf taDgibl¢ fix assas InteTe5t recctval 3) 2JfJ 11,6681 1288 NCL c&%h ed in investing tivities 380 cha8t tash tquivle•ts IA the reporting ptriod Csh and cash eqlyl¢ts xt the hellnIng of the reporling p¢riod 485,031 181.145 CAsh ¢asl equlvAlettts #t tke exd •f tbe rnporting periDd 494 938 Th2 Wte5 flxm w of these fi]]artiaE statatts P*ge 21
PUBLIC INTEREST IAW CEP¥fR Norn TO THE CASH FLOW grATEMETr for the yur eDded 31 Marth 2024 RECONCJLIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH TrU)W TrIiOM OPERATJNG AcfiviTlES 2024 2023 Net income for tke Y¢p•rti•e period per tb¢ S¢thmMt •f fiwicial ttivitit8) Adjustme#ts for- Depreciation charg Interest [e1ved in debtors Inctease in crediiors 420,030 292.085 2,625 {2,5631 {1840911 2YI,476 1,984 (1,288) {143,772) Net tsh providtd by op¢Ya(iows 181.525 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS At 1.423 C&8h flow At31.3.24 Nrt ¢isb CHsh at 38 485 Q31 485.031 To¢al 4953] The JM)ttt% f(XJn FQrt of thcyc finla1 statemtsts Py22
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PUBLIC INTEKEKr IAW cEr4TRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENfs- contixueA for tjte year cjded 31 March 2024 DONATIONS AND LEGAC.IE8 2024 2023 19.280 1.263 Ex¢tytional itcm3 19380 INyLmEn INCOME 2024 2023 rkptksit account imcre 2,563 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACriv1s 2024 2023 Aclivity L81 TeFKcscntatio Legal repr&sentatioft Cirnnt5 471,613 lJ6(139 342.923 5L¥).538 TrAinin& scrvi(x5 atKI odKr income 48,799 1145,4 Grants rtteivoj. incith IhB abDV< are Ls folbwE: 2024 2023 Byring Foundatyjn Strategic Legal Trund Th¢ Josq)h Rowntree Ch3rithbleTnL%L AB Charitable TDJ5t OBk FouTthtion Matrix Cau5a5 Fund Trust For iA)ndon TudDrTru5t The Legal Edu(xtiQD fwr¥Jat¥ Ac¢ess To Justice Foundatio City Bridge Tnt Garden Court SFWiO1 FuThJ Disrupt Foundation 52.400 9,016 31.625 30.000 108,(M>O 1,8(Kl 28.000 26,577 40.83J 14.672 5,546 30,387 32,750 lo8,0 52,500 35,597 70,OOQ 33,333 13,71rfJ 4,000 10.000 471613 342 923 Pw24 (4)Thtinu&l...
PUBLIC IF4TERE iAW CENfRK NOT TO THE FINANCIAL SfATEMENts- t•xtill•Ed for the ytr tHdtd 3ft Marek 2024 CHARfTABLE AcrivrrtES COSTS Suptx)rt sts{s tc6} Tothl8 Lcgal rcpteyeniition Sthff c081S Accottkmodalion LX)St5 730J98 615 730J98 621,924 35,107 5&836 7J76 35,107 54088 50 694 a71 1447 265 SiJPPORT COSTS Staff costs Accomtn<xtstion co (hhes costs 7J76 3&107 17 7,376 35,107 45 TRusf&LS' REMUNERATION AND BENEFirs There were no hst£e< rtmunctation or bfits for tk yt8r 31 2024 nor for th¢ yf4r eTrJed 31 Marth 2023. Trteel. expuxti There were txpert¢s for the Y 31 Mttch2024 nor for thc ycar eThled 31 March 2. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages 4rHt satori Social 5ccurity e05ts Othtt sion t¥)#S $36J07 38J98 39),106 26.876 61 The avuagc mMtbiy numiT orpIDYS dtheY¢ww &8 folltsws: Z024 ij 2023 Legal advice Adminislralion J4 No ¢mployrc5 rffcived emolwhents tn cx(g&% tsf£60.IJJ). (*)ntiThurJJ...
PUBLIC 1p1fERE IAW CglffltE N(¥rEs TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPUS- contillued for the year e•d¢d 31 March 2024 EXCEIryIONAL ITEMS I'htye wttt tK) reonal items during IIK year. I1 year in¢luLkd £34.713 whi¢h dongted by Public Interest Law cre Ltd in rel8tion Lo 8 lTw[cr of or%[0S which in¢luthd ihe Ifer offinal c&th balancc on 26 OctoFxr 2(J22 up)n c¢$[ of COEnpany. Public Intexest tAw Ccntre Ltd is J privatrttjmp limited by 8uaranitt wisiereAI in & Waits (no. I21338(Kl). io. COMPABATIVVS FOR THE ATEMENT OF FIP4ANCIAL ACTtvmES Unr¢siri¢igJ RestriLed fur¥J fijn fund5 INCOME AND ENtM)WMEwfs FROM tkknaiions and legacies 35.976 35.976 Charitble activitsu Legal represent8tK>ll 754.747 131J13 892.260 lrtvestmcnt irKyJme 137513 EXPF.NDITURE ON ChRritxble aettvitit twl representsiion Staff $ts A¢tomm¢)daiion costs Other $UpT Ix>sts 131879 333.317 24.396 134.040 433.063 24.396 45.940 99.746 29,040 Tot*l 507.492 NKf INCOME 284J19 7.566 292.085 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fuLS brought fonwd 41x1.303 2.923 403.226 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 695.311 Page 26 ¢ontinued...
PUBLIC INTEREsf IAW CENfRE P40TESTO THK FINANCIAL KfAT&MENTS- for tlbt ye4rendtd 31 Mah 2024 TANGIBLE FIXED AssErs Cotnputer uipment COST At l April 2023 Addilion5 Y,918 A131 March 2024 DEPRECIATION Ai l Aptil 2023 Cknge foryeaf 3.634 At 31 Mar¢h 2024 NET BOOK VALUE Ai 31 March 2024 6068 At 31 Mw¢h 2023 12. DEBTORS.. AMOUNTS VAiLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YFAR 2023 Tre deknrs Other debtors Acctwed ]L[ne 415067 44,579 154,886 324,179 20.061 88,695 438 136 13. CREDtroRS: AMOUPtrs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 1024 2023 Trade ct*litor5 Taxation social seojrity Othcr L¥edi[s 259.189 136.738 41,6( P•Be 27 continu...
PUBLIC INTERLV LAW CKNTRE NOTFS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- ¢oDtixu¢d for the yur tded 31 Mxrth 2024 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Nrt movune in funds At 31.3.24 Al 1.423 Ulrestritltd fu#d$ GetraI fujhj 68423 4118 lJ19lth41 Re8trl¢t fllD&s strai1¢ IxEal Furmt Joseph Rowntre¢ tharitsbk Tru City Bridge Tt 332J 7367 (3.2211 (73671 13 TOTAL FUNDS 695JJ J 420 Net movemeni in fuJ& iticluthd in the alxive TC follows.. Inwming ResourS eFnde4] Movemcnl in funds Ullrtstrlded fynd¥ Gentr&l futKt 1th89J59 (13825411 406.818 Rtstricttd fuid5 Baring FoundaiM)n Strategic L¢88] Futsl Joseph Rowntree Chorit&bleTw Mairix Ca$ Fund Trust For Lotthn City Bridge Tr%& 64.1 164,Wil (B,7691 (37,6541 (3J21) (7.167) 152JJOI 13 177 936 12 T(YfAL FUNDS 67395 51 420 030 CompArxtivts for movtment im funds mov&nertt in funds At 31.3.23 At 1.422 Unrtstrlded fuxds Get)eral fund 4.303 284.520 684.12J R¢5tricttd fu#ds Str&tC8ic Le8AI fund JO5 Rowntree CTharitbleTnL 1.215 3.221 5,559 TOTAL FUNDS 695 311 P•8¢ 28 ¢onlinued...
PUBLIC llEREST IAW CENfRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPITS. eo(i#ued lor the yer e•dod 31 MArth 2024 14. MOVkMLKf IN FUNDS- tontiHied CorRpst&ivc movemtmt in fijnds includul in tht akneBTe as folb)w* Inwming Rwur¢x5 Movement fjjnds UBytxtritted Gcncral furtd 792,011 (507.491) 284.520 Restri¢ted fund Barittg FoundxtiQD Strategic Legal Fund Joseph RowntTee Charitable T[t Matrix Causes Fund TnL8t For t0[1 Acrus To Jusli¢e Foundthn 52,4 9.017 31.624 1.8LX) (SI4) 2,006 5,559 (26,065) 11.8001 128.(KK)) 14.672 137 513 TOTAL FUNDS 637.4391 291085 A current year 12 moDtILS wiorytar 12 combined [ltiOn is tts folJow5: Nd movc4neni in fiujds Al 31.3.24 At 1.4.22 Unmtricted rd4 fjefteral fwjd 411KI.303 691.338 1,091.641 Rtslricted funds StraieBi¢ Fund Joseph Rowntrcc CILartlabie Tru31 City Bridg¢ Tn& 1215 1.708 11215} 11.7081 23.7(Xl TOTAL FUNDS 712,115 Py29 continued...
PUBLIC TEREST IAW c&TrRE NOTLSTO THE FIP4ANCIAL sfATEMENTS- coutinued for the year ended 31 M& 1024 14. MOVEMENf Ip4 FUNDS- comtinued A cutjtnt year 12 mthths athd Fiorythr 12 u¥)nths C4)mbinryJ nct movememt in ffiJnd& ilded in the 8bD¥e a os follows.. IrKy)min8 R¢w¥rrzs Movement exnded in fun(L8 Unr¢gtri¢ted funds G•Jer81 fund 2.481.370 (1.791.032) 691J38 Rtstritttd fuud5 Baring Foundion S¢Trte8ic Legal Fund Joseph Rownttee Ch&ri18bie Tn]si Maliix Cau5e5 Furyj Trust For T.o¢yJon Aixcss To Ju5tsce Fowmlation City Bridte Tr11 116.401 4.565 02.011 (I16,401} 115,780) (63,719} {3,6(Y)} 180.51K)) 114,672) {1.7081 80.5 14.672 20.777 TOTAL FUNDS 2 796.819 15. RELATED PARTY DISCIX)SURES There were related pllrry tygnwiions duri1 lh¢ yfar. la year thtte w18 a ir8ttsfer ef c&sh iot8lling £34.713 from Public Interest Law Centr¢ Ltd. & (y)mpgny (wrvted duc io k¢y managoneni in commort. Pylo
PUBLIC If4TERESf LAW CEprfRE DYfAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIALAcfivTTIES tor th¢ year eDdtd 31 MArch 2024 2024 2023 INCOME AND ENDOWMETffS Donatiotts Dd leg•fiH t)on&tion5 Excepliona] items J9380 1.263 34.713 19280 35.976 lveJtment Lkwsit llecount interest 1288 Chrltble Etivltl¢y Grt$ Leg In¢om¢ Traitting> 5¢ryLfts and other 471,613 106A139 342.923 500.538 Totxl lttoomimg resomrtts 1067295 929.524 EXPENDrruRE Chritxble t¥StS S&lori&8 sJAI s¢oJrity Pen$ions Non.rtcovth>ble disixwsNneDts CourLs¢I fcc5 Projec¢ costs L¢gal Aid e0515 Profrsslor insurat 390,106 26,876 14,010 2.777 130,840 4.678 3.2 38598 40,443 1389 716,188 14,180 I JSOh94 574.959 Supwrt Costs Other Rent R8t¢5 und water Insurance Telephone P051Bg¢ and st&tio] Sundrie5 Rep8iTS & Mainlet AdvBrtisin8 & marktiing Travel & 3ub5tslenLr Bank charge Svbscrswitsns CaTried fotl¥8rd 33,695 1,412 329 JO90 3 J23 8,751 305 4,22S iJ40 417 2.741 SB.428 24.1KKI 323 538 2,528 2,373 158 2,815 573 520 1.676 J5, This w¢th)e5 not foTm Ffjrtof tht*abJknry filwla1 3taietiithts Py31
PUBLIC INTEiiFsf IAW CENfRE DtrAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITILS for the ytrended Jl Mah 1024 2024 2023 Other Broughi fon¥ard C]&Ing TrniJ)ing costs Computer, sotlware & IT costs Storage & prthiving cosrs Lc881 & profcsstonal ftts Staff co5 CIMThputer ¢qUipmt 58,428 741 4.421 10,903 35.900 235 1.275 7.626 9,467 2,955 2,625 7.734 796 J26 56.230 GoverDAnce costs Audilots, muneratIon Total resourcts Fded 637 439 420,030 Thi5 rw does fortts p•¢ of thc5tatuW fiDatti8] statanthts Page 32