Charlty Number 1197038 EAST GREENWICH LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC Charitable Incorporatad Organisation Report & Flnanclal Statements for the Year ended 31" Decembor 2023 ## **East Gre nwich Legal Advice Clinic** Report & Financial Statements for the Year ended 31[st ] December 2023 |Contents|Page| |---|---| |Legal & Administrative Information|| |Report of the Management Committee|**2-4**| |Independent Examiner's Report|5| |Statement of Financial Activities|6| |Balance Sheet|7| Report of th• M•nagement Commltt•• The Manag•mont Committee pr•s•nt$ its report and Independ•ntly examlnèd flnancial statements for th• year ended 31 December 2023 L•g41 & Admlnl•trntfv• Inforniatlon East Greenwlth L•gal Advlce Cllnic boeAme a r¢gist•r•d chartty on 13" De¢embor 2021 Charity number 1197038 The charity al80 operates as EGLAC Registered Offlcè & Cgrrespondenc• Addr•s• Christ Church Offlc• clo The Forum al Grnenwieh Trafal9ar Road London SE10 9EQ Trustee8.' TIM Cave Ichalr) Susan H811 Katy RIOsdlll-SmMh Ifeslgned In 2023> Philip Cro•ll lappoint•d Nov 2023) Kathryn Shakespearé {appointed Nov 2023) Gffjiy Okonkwoloppoinlgd Nov 2023) Indépéndent Ex4mln•r Beverfey C8mpb•ll BC Consull•ncy sorv1￿8 15 Falrthorn Road Chartton London SE7 7RL 84nk8ftb CAF 8ank 25 Kings Hill Av•nuo Wesl Malling Kent ME19 4JQ E•st Grnonwlch Lry•l Adv1¢• Clini¢ Tmst•e•'Annual Report 7￿ trust•e8 weJent Iheir rewt br¢h• y•ar ended 31S1 December 2023 Oblectfv•8 •nd Aetlvltle8 As stated In our governlng document the omary obfvCtI￿ ol tm CIO ts Ihe rnKef ol flnandal hardship by Ihe provislon of fr88 18gal and assotance to POt¥ons resKlent orbased in Southea* London po8to)de ¥tho, thnjugh lack olmeans, w*uld otherwise be unabh to obtain such 80Wlce. Main Aclfvttles We pmvld• advice on various •rnas of law, princlp8lly' Famlly, IMmwratit￿, W•lfarn Btrnefits, F¥vFety (induding WlllJ and Probate), Civll Lltlgalion and Housing. We Invite •nquk7es from indlvlduals, ch8riti8S 8nd Gommunlty groups, altlK*ugh due to our limited ffj8ources ￿ wlll priorttiso assistance lo individuals. All ol our ar• volunte￿8, as are the other Indlvlduals WIK) help to our ¢Unk wslons. struetur•. Gov•rn•n¢o and M•n4g•m•nt EGLAC was launched as part ol National Pro Bono Waek in November 2017 and was lormally Ksternd as a L*anty on qLY' D8cember 2ff21. We are govem8d by the rngulations set out in lh• Found•ti>n Mod•l o)n*ttulK)n and mn by a voluntary 80•rt1 of Tniste￿. TrnsI￿S ar• •n¢xurnpdto take an a¢tlw rala In •nabllng tha o￿anIs*t1(1n lo fijlfllits obJ&CtIm. Thls allows truste8S to get a clear undarstanding of w17at the charity doa8 and the com*xrty Involved m LY-ordln8tlng activiti&s to respond to ttje needs of are slruggiww wtth tha onsequonces of flnancial insecurlty and debt. In selectll?g indNiduals lor appointment as trustees, rngard Is given to the skllls. knofvdqe and exwrffinc• n￿ded frjr 8ffectiv• administrat￿n ol Ihe charty. All of the current trustees expermnced lawf3 and four arn al80 advisert or fOnn•raotr￿ff&. fth*lhe clink. Th• BowdnM•ts lomi•lly &lx tlm•s 4 Publlc B•n•fft In rnvlewing tha sw• ofthe activltlw dellv•r•d by the i*arity th• Irusl6•s have ￿nSIdered th• Charily Gommisslon s guidenLX on public b8n•fft and are sat￿￿ed that the purpxès for whlch th• charity has been •stablished and lh• 8Ctlvit*s undertaken G*monstrat• how w• meet th• requlrements ofthe le&. Pol1cl￿ and PrO¢•￿r•I EGL4C ￿ a S￿ne10ry to Ihe Law Societys Pro Bono Charter and strfv• to achleve be8t 8L*'ce in our legal and e￿iStanCe for Indb/idu8ls and 0ry8nisations who cannot alford axess to juthc•. We have policies and ￿yp¢&dulsS in @ace to ensure that our wa¢ti¢es are compllant qualtty Standards. Rl$k A•8es¥m•nt The tnistees nave a procedurn h plao to requlwly rnview the risks - IlnanL?al and non- Ilnancial- laing the organisatffjn and Il>• tnistaes S￿'sfied that apwowate measures to mitigate rid( are in ptsce. Intemal conlrots over all rom￿ ol commltm•nt and expenditure tinue to be rnfined to imwwa effioency. Proc8&SèS are in place to ensur8 th8lp8rfom?ance IS monitornd 8ndth8leppropri•te manopment ￿10mlatIOnA8￿tpar6d and revio￿￿regUlarIY, by both the execuiNe m8n8g8ment and the 808rd, A progrnmme of monttoring Is In pl8ce, d•rlved from a 6x>mprnh•nsfvo rtsk m8nagem•nt mview. Actfvltles and achl•v•ments ObJ•ctlve$ forye•r 2023 Our main obj8cttv•s lor the ￿ar wgrn 10.. Streamline th& cllnics processes, led by thè new Clinic Directw,. Obtain fvnding with a vmw to making the clinic sustainable in the long run, and to fund the mle ofthe cli1>￿ Dff8¢tor,' Recrurf some now volunteer law)*rs so th8 cllnl¢ can help mor• clinics,. and Develop relationships ￿th crther k•ol agen¢1 During 2023, EGL4C 775 enquwies fmm mpmbef5 ofthg publlc. Ofthesa. 319 ￿0P W8r8 signwsted to other serriGes and 276 9*￿en free legal advl¢v on a ￿de range or tssues by our volunteer leg81 adWse￿. Our objertive to streamline tha clinlcs KYoGesses has been achleved. 7he dinic's v8riOUS liues have been reviewed and upd8tad, data prolert￿n measures have been uplated, and basic safeguarding traIn￿9 has been created for all the volunteers. Funding has been obtained to fund fv mle ol the Clinic Direclor for a further 12 months. Several new volunteer aotrlsers havo been recruited. Relationships with agancies such as Plumstead Community Law Cenlrn, chrtsllans Agaln* Po¥rty (G￿enWIch) and Cttlzens Aotrke Grnenwth have l)een dewlopad. ObJ8ctlves ftir th• ¢+xnlng y•ar Our objertives lor 2024 are to.. Develop rel8tionships with law fvms wrfh a ￿e￿ to runnlng ffurtl￿ dinics.. Obtain lurth8r lunding for the Cllnlc Dwectorrole.. Invofve ￿luntee￿ in more fundraising events,. and Conh'nue to develop Trlatson*)ips wth other advice and support agenciès. Fln•n¢ial Rwl All funds ￿l￿ed by EGLAC a￿ detailed In tro 8cwunts * Ihe end of thls mpyt. The accounts provide a summary of fin8naal activty ovw the 18St Year. Funds are used to achieve Ihè objeGtNes summadsed above and to develop EGLAC ft)r bgnefft offtt￿ c¥>mmtmrty rf wve8. Funds rdised do not proTht the frustees who lom the organisalion s management committee. ptytion ispaKI ortransferrnd dirgc*ly iy Indir8dly by way oldividend, bonus or othenyise by way olprofil to tto th&itys trust88S. Fundralslng We have conlinued to d•v8kJp our fimdrntsing pogramme. We use f￿anc￿l infomjation and project plans to help strategise thls. We operdte a mNing wowamme of fvndrnisww. This includès grant applicalions and fundrai&nq ewnts. R•$èrv•s polley The trustees haw agaln rev￿￿ tha re8eThes rnquirement in Ilne wllh theguidance ￿SU0d by tlje Clmnty CommisS￿n and hav8 reaffim?ed that 3 months, running costs should be sef as or designatéd to Safegua￿ activilies in the o￿nI of delays ￿ recyipt ofgrants. The tmstees will continue lo rnview the apwowate level fthv the ￿seThes fft the Goming ￿ar. Statsm•nt of Tru8t•es' Respon¥lbllltl•• •nd Cofpor•t• Gowrn•n The tru*ees arn respon&ble for thelr annual report and for the w8p8rth.on of financlal statements foreach finan￿al year. which give a true and fair view ollhe incomin9resource$ and applI￿￿on ollhe resources of the charlty during the year, and ofthtt &t8te of affalrs at Ihe end of finanGi81 ￿er. In ￿pann9 th•se flnanoal statements, the Irusleas are roquirnd lo.. Ensure tt>at suftable acLYJuntlng polloes are establlshed and ap￿ledGOnsl$Ien1ly,. Make judg8ments and e#im8tes whth aro reasonable andprud8nt,' State whethertt>& applicable acmunting *andardsand statements ofrewmfflended 8¢countin9 pr8Cticv hav& ba8n ft*llowed, subjed to any m8tehal departures dlsclosed and explained In the financyal statements,. and Prep8r8 th8 financial stat8ments on 8 going concÉm basls unlgss it is inappmpn8té to presume the charky will Gontinue operations. The Imstees have overall responsibllity for ensuring th8t th8 ch8ty h8s appmpriat& systems and cvntrols, fin8ncialandothernisa. They are also reswnsible forkeeplngpropera¢xounting reGords ￿$Gh disclos& the financial positi1￿ ofthe charity and enable them to ensurn that the nanci81 statements c>)mply wrfh the ￿mpanIeS Acl 2006. They are also responsibl8 for safeguarding the assets ofthe ¢harily and lor theKproper application, as rnquired by th8rity 18W, 8nd hence for taking r88sonable stew ft)rweventlon 8nd d&tsctlon ol fraud and other lff8gul8rit18s and to wovide r8ason8ble assuTrnce that.. Th8 chanty Is operating 8fficlenlly and e118Ctlvely All a&setS 8re safeguarded agalnst unauthortsed use or dtsposltlon and are Jcwperly applied Pmper rnGord$ ar8 m8lnt8lned and finanGlal Inlonnatlon used wi¢hM the L*artly, or for publlL¥tlon, Is rellable,. The Ghahty mmplles wlth relevant18ws and rngulatlons Approvol This fftport was apwoved by Ihé Trustees on 241h S•ptemb•r 2024 and slqned on their behamby.. Chair. EGLIC Independent Examlnerfs Report io Trustees of East Greenwl¢h Legal Advl¢e Cllnlc Charlty No: 1197038 I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts oflhe above charity for the year ended 31° Decemtyer 2023 sel out on pages 8.9. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act,), I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in rArrying out my examination. I have followed the 8PPli¢able Dire¢lions given by the Charily Commission under section 145{5){b} of the Act. Ind?peniknt examlnevs statement I have Completed my examination. I confifm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any mater¢al respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Act or the a¢¢ounls do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding ol the accoLbnts to be reached. Beverfey Campbell BC Consukancy Sermces Dat8.. 30.09.2024 |**� CHARITY COMMISSION Charity Name**
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