REGISTERED COMPANY NiJMBER: 01418763 IEngiand Wale$) REGISTERED CHARITY.NUMBER: 277927 SOUTHWARK LAW CEYTRE FINANCIAL STATEMEYrs FOR THE YEAR E￿￿ED 31 ￿lARCH 2(124 Bemngers LLP Lygojj House 50 LoN4on Road Bromley Kent BRI 3RA CONTEf*TS OF THE FJf4ANCIAL STATEMEI for the year ended 31 .M)Irch 21124 Pige Reference and adJDinAstr#lfve d¢tslls Report of the trnstees . 2 to 11 Report llfthe indepelldent*llditOfS 12 ￿ 14 Statement of aclivities 15 Balance sheet 16 Cash flow statement 17 NDtes to the cash now statement 18 Notes to the fittancigl st*trments 19 to 30 Detailed state￿ellt of fwaThdai adivitses 31 to 32 soirrHWARK LAW CEYTRE REFERENCE LYD AD.VJIh'lSTRATIVE DETAILS for the vear ended 31 Msrch 2024 TRUSTEES V Fewkas A GallaghCr(reSi￿d 31.10.231 S D O Lan￿￿1[e L McGovm V Olisa (Vice Chair) O J PeT5ry A Polley (Chair) J Rhodes L H Stoy {r¢si￿1 4.9.23) K C Thomas R S K Robetts Tru￿rE (appointed 13.12.231 A Chandler (Trrdsurer) P lioakes (aptX)iDted 14.2.24) S A Catten lappointrd 14.2.241 COMPANY SECRETARY S Cau% REGISTERED OFFICE Hanovcr Pth Ho￿￿e 1&16 Hanover Park L(¥ndon SE15 5HG REGISTERED COMPANY r4UhlBER 01418763 {En￿d a￿1 Wale5) REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER 277927 AUDITORS BwTtngets LLP Lygon House 50 Lonth)n Road Bmlnley Kent BRI 3RA Page I SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRLTSTEES for the year ended 31 Mgrch 2024 The trust¢e& who are also directors of the tharity for the punxw of the Compani&s Act 2(KJ6. present their report with the f]nancial staterftenrs of the cI￿lty for the year ended 31 March 2024. The Iwstees have adopted the provisio]LS of A￿￿￿tIng and Reporting by Charities: S￿terneTrt of Recommcrmled Practice applicable to chgritics preparing th¢ir accounts in accordance with the FI￿ancial Reporting StaDdird aN)licable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) leffectivc l January 2015}. 0￿ECTIvEs AYD ACTtVITIES Objectives and aims Southwark Law Centre was fouTkJed in 1976. Our rnain office is in Peckham. In 2017 a brdnch office was developed Lcwisham whtch was tt¢0￿)1$ed as LeWiSba￿ taw Centre by the lawCeAJtrcs Netwo￿ (LCN) in July 2020. The L•w Centre providcs sp￿1￿11St legal advice and repreSelltstiO￿ which is free and of high quaiiry. for those who ¢ould not otherwise afford to receive lega] 5ervice& The taw CeDtre opernies the areas of aSylur￿lMmIgr&Ii0n jaw, discrimination, education. ho￿51￿& planmng and ¥Mthlic law. well8r¢ rights. And support with the Windru5h Compensation Scheme. The Law Centre's constitution enables it to take indiv1th￿ cases from all Greater London BoTouglLS. The taw Celltre prioritises the most ton]plex cases which involve the wevention of homelekmess, de5tituiion. dis¢rtmination. breaches of human rights and wverty. 1¢ provides training and second tier support oll legdl rigbts for I￿al advice and eommtsnity agencT¢S. It campaigns to infiuenr£ law, EK>Iicy ond Practice. and to pmote human and ¢ivil nghts, often by the ￿ of strate8hc litigation. Page 2 REPORT OF THE TRL'STEES for the ye*rended 31 .March 2024 OWECTIVES AIYD AcrtvrrtES Signifieant actfivlties Irt 202314 th£ Law Ctntrc twk on 803 complex new case5 act05s the diffeteni areas of law and pmvided one-off advice and signp)sting in 905 cases. Lt provided workshops and advice on srtiol welfare law topics and p18nning, reaching atound 7(M) frorLtlin¢ workers and metnba5 of the public. Some of the Law Centre's key partnerships: - Housing and Imrnigrahon Group: Funding frorn Tr￿st for London eTthles the Law Centre to e(thinaie the London-wide Houstng and IMME￿dt1On Group, which facilitates the sharing of good practice and infonnation bettveen praciiiioners and referrals for ￿gent ca5¢5. The Tn￿ee$ would like to thank forLondon foTits continued fiJnd]ng for this service. - Southwark Homel&ssness Forum: The Forum brings together rq)rcsentativ&8 from th¢ volunrary sector and Tepresentstives of Southwth Council to try to develop a joined-up apFKoach to ta¢￿ing issues of homele5sne5s and eA]wring wlicies do nol adVe￿c]Y affect local residents. The Law Centre's Exttutiv¢ Direcw chairs thcse meeting& - Qwterly liaison mtttings with the Southwark Exchequer Service: The Law Centre f￿111￿te$ al￿ chairs meetings Eenv¢en the core Southwark advice agencies and the Council's Exchequet ServÈce. The aiTll is to work in partikrthp particularly the ongoittg impaci of the COVID-19 pande￿]C and the Cost-of-living itJ¢rease ¢)n tenants, ability to pay their rent . Fornm For Equalities and Human Rights and E￿Ilty Human Rights P￿er (EHRP)." The Executive Director of the Law Centre is a membEr of the EHRP, which acts &$ a ¢ritical friend to Southwark Council. commenting on policy initiatives and equality aTralysis. - Win¢Jrush JuHice c11￿c Partnership.. OUT project is part ofthe Wirtdrush Justice Clinics (WJC). The WJC is a collalx)rdtion benveen Southwark Law Centre and North Kensington Law Centre. Joint Council for the Welfar¢ of ImJnigrdnts, Greater M8n¢hcster Itnmigration Aid Unit, the University of wrsttnj￿￿ler Legal Advice Clini4 King's College London L¢gdl Clinic, London South Bank University Legal Clinic, and community group5, notsbly the Claudia Jones Organisation, WIT￿ Lives aTMI thc Jigsaw House Society. E&h organisation plays a key role within ow three-tier mLhkl of swwt.. community engagement. outreach and communieationl" infomiation and triage" and legal support with more complex applications. particularly those wh¢re there is an immigration rnatt￿ to be resolved. - Action for tdu¢ation Rights.. A partnership of eommunity organisations artd local ￿SIdents wa5 forn]ed in response io ¢oncerns fmm local parents around the disproportiouate number of pupils from Black and Ethnic MEr￿]lieS being excluded from school, and not reeeiving the 5UPPOrt they need. The overall aim of the projed is to irnpwY¢ to ethation outrom¢s for children andyoungp¢ople from Black alld Ethnic Miuority communitics. - Southwark. Borough of Santhary The Law Cenlte 15 Working with Southwark Council and a mulri-agency fon]m to ensure that Southwatk is a welcoming place forrethgees and migraDts. Public benefit The trustees consider that the objectives and activities stated above of the Law Centre provide public benefit within the ealling and teKms of ihe Charities Act 2011. Pa8c 3 SOVTHWARK LAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRL'STEES for the vvAr ended 31 .M4rch 2024 oBJEcrn￿s AI¥D ACTIVITIES VolDntcers and pro sllpport In the year 202314 25 studcnts froJn the law faculty at Kin¥s College tA)ndon voluntttred with the Law C¢ntr¢, providing support on the Windrush Compensation Scheme project. The Law c￿re was supFx)ned by 7 0ffice1casewo￿ suppon volurlleews. several of whom were students from University College London. The Law Cerrtre also tCA)k on an inlern ffijnded by UCL io work on ourplaTJning project. Pro bono support was receiv￿ from th¢ following firnis of solicilors: Anthony Gol¢£ Clifford Chance. Gowling WLG, Norton Rose Fulbright aDd With¢ts Worldwide 50licito Trainees Thc Law Centr¢ aims ￿ provide support io traTnees and para-l¢ga]s wishing ￿ qualify. In this way we can support the next genetation of social welfare lawyers. The taw Centre Wds plea8cd to partner WAth InthTr American Refijgee and Migrdllt ￿ganiSatiOn to support two of their trainees as of the PROPEL Prograrnme. The Law Centre r￿cIVed fimding from the 1481 EthKation Foun￿￿ for a j￿$tiCe First Fellow and anoth¢r law centre par&legai will be joining an apprenti¢thip pro￿￿ in 2024. Page4 sotrrHWARK LAW CLYTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ettded 31 Marth 2024 STEL4TEGIC REPORT Aehlevement *hd perforn￿n£t Charitable &ctivltles The service the Law Centre proyides is casewoTk4>ased athd involves advocacy, pr¢paration for and represcntation at tribunals, arbitrats'on, and review panels and in the Couns within its SE>¢¢ialist areas. The Law Centre aims to wovide support to other agthcies which refer casts to i4 even wh¢n it canM)t take on partielllar . Suppbrt may be telephone advice to wist the referral ageTKy in resolving the problem without the clicnt sccing a lawyer, or help ill findin8 other sources of advice from groups such &$ the Southwark LAmbeth and Lewisham Housing Lawyer5 Group or the Housjng and Immigration Group. Areas of Law Houslng Housing re]nains one of the nuift advice needs in Sollthwark and Lewis The Law Centre ￿ela11￿ in cases involving hO￿e1C55￿C5S, P)Ss￿l01[ evictiorn disrepair aThl &syh]m suppon law. In the year 202314 the Law Centr dealt wilh 431 new elw, across cw Peckham aud Lewisha]n offices. In 202Y3 the number trf cases had atmost doubled largely beca￿fje of the of Larnbeth 8nd Southwark tenanis going kn Court for possession hearing& after the eviction ban was lifted. Thi5 w&s putting a significani strain on the l￿u$lng team and on resourc&%. In June 2023 the Law Centre IcaTned that it had been unSucco￿ful in the reapplication to tun tht duty scheme at Clerkenwell Court. Th¢ L£Eal Aid contrdct was awanled to 2 private practice fllTh of solicito￿. Sinc¢ this date rhe number of cascs the lkn)u5it]g t&4rn is seeing has rethKed to a maTWle level and the Law Centre cm explore ways to rwh tenants with rarlier advice. Litiked to thi& the Law Centre ￿e1ved fimding from the GLA via Londo Legal Support Trust and from the Access to Justice Found￿10￿ which enabl￿ the houstng team to Set up a telephone advice l]ne for wple facingp)&%&&sion hearings. The Law Centre continued io ￿Ceive funding frThn Lrban HealtN pan of the GuJ4s and Sc Thomas, ChOTity, to woth on a proje￿ in patffier5hip with Kmear4 a social eniuwise which provides t￿listiC support for ￿lnerable tenants ill the private renied scctor. The taw Centre continued io work with Citiz£As Advice Southwth on a projcct to provide Know your Rights, workshops forprivate tenants. Disrepair issues fDt all classes of tenanci&s TEll￿]n amajorwoblenL The Law Centre is funded by Tn￿1 for Lonthn to provide hou5illg advice for destituie migrants. This is an area of owing need as the number of asylum seekers in Southwark and Lewisham continues to grow they are largety accomrnodated for long peTi(Kls tn unsuitablc hotel acComn￿tiort. The Home Offjce moving to the Streamlined Asylum Pmcess. for people from severdl countries of origin. incr&iscd homeltssnes5 for n¢wly grantrd refijgees whose asylum aCcomm￿lon etKtcd. The Law Centre reswndal by willking in paIttiership with Southwark Refugee Communities Fornln, Southwark Coun¢il and Kirteara to p￿vide wcekly Ilropin S￿lonS to help with fiading housin& Th¢ Law Centre has provided specialist 5eci)n&tier advice for I(￿al fron￿]r￿ a8ellci￿ to improve triaging fot this cli¢nt group. and ellabled shating of best prauice througb adminisiratillg and co-ordinaring the Housing and Inllnigration Group (HIGI. EmploymenVDiscrlmlnatioD In 202314 the Law CentsE provided advice in 34 employment c&%4 conunuing to provith a regular telephone outr¢A¢h session for Client5 referred by Citizens Advitt Southwark. Although the Law Centre holds a Legal Aid c4)ntrdcr for discTimination, the lack of legal aid for a350ciated matters such as unfa]r dismissal makes this area of work extrelnely challenging. FurKling to provide representation at Tribunals is not available and Tnany of our clients are not able to represent thcmstlves. Without the ￿ndIng from the Southwark Council contrart the LAW Centre would not be able to provide this area of law. Education Page 5 REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES for the yeare¥￿ed 31 March 2024 In rsponse to identified need. th¢ law C¢ntye wthed with loea] partne[5 in southwa￿ to set up a ]Th)del of ¢du¢ation ad￿re on areas as school exclusion 8md &ce55 to SFttialist EduC￿lon and DisabiIity Needs. An advisory grow) has been set up involving frontline agencies atKI l¢xal parcnts. (￿￿ approach has be¢n to build on ihe knowledg¢ and expertise already ￿Sent within the comnwnity. Funding has been secured Fro￿ the Bariug Fi>undation for ihe Law cen￿ to act as a legal hub for education issues. Over the last ycar we have providBd a number of education rights tsaining sessions on a)ras such as education rights for the Traveller comlnunity. We are also gateful to The Ltgal Edwation Fund who fund a projecl which is n]n in partnetship with the S¢xial Iniegration Regenerdtion Group, a froniline community agency which trnins community mentors to support and ernpower parents. Communlty Cxre Th¢ Law Centre callie5 Out comrnunity caTe WO￿ particularty in the areas of homel￿nESS alld Eection 17, 5UPPOrt for de*l￿te familie5 who have been given Recour5C to Public Funds. (NRPF) staDJ5 because of problems with their itnmigrdtion status. Seciion 17 of th¢ Children Art 1989 (S.17) gives local authorities tlte power to provide accommodation a￿1 finan¢ial support to families with 'children in ne&l'. even if they have no recourse to public ￿nds. The Law Centr¢ is alsLI seeing an TDcreasing number of vu]ne￿ble adults with NRPF who need Care Act assessments. This is linked to ow imrnigration advice for homelek8 patients and the Lot￿0￿ cl￿]1 fim(kd irnrnigration advice for rough sleepers. Asylum and Immigrntmkn In the year 2023124 Southwatk and Lewisham Law Centres NM)k on 217 t)ew I￿u￿18rdtlO￿ and asylum cases. This figure does noi include all the Complex Ca￿ have aciive for several year5, gat￿rIng ewdence wryth pending HoEne Office appeal& The Law Centre prioritiscs cases for vuknernbl¢ ￿le as ehiIdrw yowjg pcople. wjple at risk of gender violence andpeople with Ment￿ alld physical health problems. Many ofthe clients are llomt1e￿ and de5tiwie. In July 2022 we begpn a major new PToject fvnded by LoTMlon Councils for 3 yths. The Iaw Centre is the South east London sU￿r¢s1on31 lerf and works in partnership with Lewisham Refijgee aTMI Migrant Network. The Law Centre has ￿ceIVed ¢ortinued fimding fmm Lewisham Council to tsk¢ ￿r¢fraIS for ￿cialist irnrnigrdtioll advice for families and individua]s sup￿)rted by Lcwisham's NRPF teanL DuTin8 202314 the Law Centre ha5 Continued wrting with Action for Refugee5 in LewishanL on a project funded by Trust for Lond(rf). Additional partnetship fimding has been provided by tthviskn Council to support some of Ihe most complex cases forpeople in initial asylum accoMM￿tiOn. The Law Centre PToTrides Casewo￿ and rcpre5enlation for homelcss patients in parknership with tbe homelessness teams at Guy'5 and St Thomas, hospitals. As a resuli of the succcssfvl outomes this project has demonstrdted in tcrnis not only of benefits for very vll]nerable patient$ but also savings to th¢ NIIS. the project is being funded on a ￿lling basis by the Gsrr Hospita] T￿￿ A similar project fimded by the SE London Integrated C*e Servi¢¢, taking Teferrals from h05Pitals in LewÉshBm, Bromley and Green¥sicb began on a pl]￿ basis in 2022. An ¢valuation CaTried out ID 202314 showed similar wccessful outcome5 for this projteE. The ICS have now extend￿ fimdingurttil March 2025. The tAW Centre ¢ontinues to work with the South Lon(kn] Refiwe Association (SLRA). on Justice Together fijnded progran)me Trking refeTra]s of complex itumigrdtion nmttt￿ and Fmviding tstgeted c4)nsultancy SUPEK)rt for tbeir stsff. In 202314 the Law Centre continued its partnership with Projed 17 fjjnded by Trust for Lon(k>n io provide specialisi immigrniion advicc for families with No R¢cowse ￿ lknblic Fun¢ In recogniiion of the increase in complex immigration matters in Southwark. the Law Centte is grate￿1 to the United St S2NryOUT5 Clwity forproviding fimding foraD additional c&sewoTk¢r. Windrush Compens%tioD Schcme Page 6 SOL THWARK LAW CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES for the yegr ended 31 March 2024 The Law C¢ntre h85 ￿nding from AB Charity to provide Casewo￿ to help VICtir￿ of the Windwsh scandal to access the ompensation thai they are entit]cd to atMI to d¢ai with a$S￿l2*d immigration advice. The taw Centtr has ￿ndIng from Kin¥s College London to providc supwrt for law sbjdents volunt¢¢ring with this projecL We a150 bave fiu)ding from the Paul HaTnlyn Foundation io employ a part iitTK W)rdinator to WO￿ rn0￿ widety across the Windrnsh Jusiiee Partnership. The Law Centre is a]so to Gowling WLG atKi Norton Rose Fulbright solicitors for their contribution to the project. The Law Centre is CUTrently working on 34 complex ¢&ses aT]d is PUTsuing a cha]lenge ￿ the L£gal Aid Ag¢ncy'5 blanker refi￿21 to award t£gal Aid for help with compensation claims. Welfare Rlghts In 202314 the Law Centre dalt with 58 welfare rights ca￿. It 5￿cla]IseS in appEals to the First Tier Tribunal {Social Security and Asylum Sup￿rt). Up￿T TritRml, and Judicial Review cases. twl Aid is raTrly available for welfare rights cases and the Law C¢ntr¢'s casework was laTgely fu[￿ed thth ￿ the inwinant Southwrt Council contr¥i. Thc Law Centre receives fLLnding from the Integraied Care Board to provide welfare bcllefits advice and r¢presenthtioD for people across SE London wilh Sickle Cell. Planning Voice Thc overdll aim of tlll's innovalive project is to supwt and emtK)wer local people. particularly those from economically and socially di5advantsged communttie& to be able to inAuen¢e developments aff¢¢iiDg the environn￿r ￿ live in. The Law Centre has fvnding from the National Lottcry Fund and the Oak FOUndatt￿ to c8Thy out this worL in particular exploring how planning intersects with hoTnelessne5s and ihe need for affordable housing. The fijnding enables the Law Centre to employ a full-time planlling s(Trlieitor supported by a parnlegaL Our planning WO￿ i5 inforn]ed by an attvi50ry group COnSi81itig ol l(Kal ￿Sidents and reptesentatives of conmnunity or8aDisations. Pubile Law The IAW Centst a small number of Legal Aid Matter Siarts in thi5 area. It is import￿1 that it maintsins its ability to challenge unre￿nable decisions inade by public btyjies. In the year 202314 the Law Centrc cartied ow 7 public law challenges. These have kn mainty in the ani of AsyluTn Supporl. In 2024 the Law Centre is cxplorillg public law casts in the area OF educaliDlI. and challengtng conditions An initial arytum o¢¢ornmodation. Flnaneial review FI￿￿¢181 position The Law Centrc's gro&% inco￿￿ was higber year at £2235.637 against £1,842,103 last year. 2n increase of £393.534. High¢r outlay on resourc¢5 cxpended. up from £1,873.855 10 £2,161,878 resulted in net incoming resources of £73.759 against nct outgoing resources of £31:752 for the previous yw. At the year end re5tsiCted fijllds wer¢ £Nil (2023 £6,293), whilst unrestrieied income fund5 amolint￿ 10 £680,775 agdins¢ £6(M).723 in th¢ PTeviou5 year, of which £200.000 (2023- £2(K),000) been desi￿￿1. Page 7 REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES for the year ended 31 .March 21124 STRATEGIC REPORT Finall¢ial revie Principal funding sources Legal Aid funding accounts for aTound 250/• of income. The contr&1 with Southwark Council accounts for around l(P/o, and a fvrthei 10/0 from the Lonth)n Council'5 graDt for immiwation advice for homeltss people. The remainder comes from charitabl¢ grants, donations and a contrdct with Lew'isham Council to provide iTnrnigrdtion advice. The Law Centre acknowledges with gratiDJd¢ th¢ g¢nerosity of those WIKJ give it grant fvnding and the SUPPDrt of SouthwaTk ar￿ Lewi5ham Councils. The total arnou￿ of fithding reCeiV￿j from Southwatk Council itt respeet of the spcciali5t advice con¢raci was £384,048. The alnount recorded in the fin￿la] staiemetits is the net anv)unt due to the Law Centre after payments made to Cambridge House Law Centre and Migrdni Lcgal Aaion, which are paitr organisatior6 with the Law Ce[]1￿ in th¢ specialist contract with tbe ￿rOugh. The Law Centre holds Legal Aid contra¢ts ill houstn& debi and weir￿E I￿￿ts, public law. d1sttimi￿tion. itJmigr*ion and asylum law at Southwdrk Law Centre, with a separate housing contra¢t at Lewisham Law Ccntrc. Th¢ L•w Centre 1$ also very grnkful to a]1 its ottKrsi8nificani funders alld 5llPP)rter& which include: AB Charity. A￿e$S lo Justice FowhJatioD. A¢tion for Refugees in L￿1$1￿￿ Baring Foundation, City Bridge TwsL Gugs and St Thom&s' Hospitsl, Impact on Urban Healt￿ lThligo Charity. John Ellemian FouTMlation, Justice Together, King's Health P2rtncrship (Pathway), The Legal Edueaiion FoutLdatIo￿ Lo￿hn Legal SUpi￿rt TntsL National Lottery Fund, Paul Hthilyn Foundatior4 Projeth 17, South East IAJndon Iniegr21ed Care Boar¢ South London Refijgee Association, Tn]st for London. Uniied St savi01￿5 Clwity. All of these, along with generous individual sUPPOrte enable ￿ ttTr provide critical help ro a wide range of disadvantsged and marginalised client& Reserves PDII¢y The Law Centre's reserves hav¢ been set in a¢coffdance with the Law CeDtr's reserve ￿liCY, which is forruulat¢d pursuani to Charity Commission guidance. Besl practi¢e sugg&%ts that the Law Centre should have an appropriate proportion of its annual outgolljgs available by woy of r￿er¥* and the level of the law Centte's reserves is regularly monitored by the Tn￿te￿. As part of the Law Centre's Fitthncial manager￿￿t proce&8es, th¢ Board of TrusW has set a target of WOTking towar accumulating and mainlaiDing a reserve fU￿j wm.th represents 3 llKmths' annual OP£Tating Costs. This amount is reflectii'e of gtnEtal good practice in the charity seclor. In the finan£i8] year 202415 this would arnowit to approximately £650,0￿. These r¢5erves enable the Law Centre to deal with the followmg contingencies: - Rcductions in or withdra￿1 of ty fi￿ding. - Reductiott in Legal Aid eaTned Inco￿t. and - In the event of closute, 3 months, costs ￿ wind up the owisation and pay redundanci4 leasehold 8nd other liabilities. Tn addition the TTUStres wish io set aside the following amounts: - £50.0￿* for unforeseen staffing issues: aJMI . £50.000 fimd for replacing essential equipment such &8 telephones or ￿. The total amouni of reserves the Trustees thetefore wish w aim lor. ovu the coming year. is ￿50.000. This tKJlicy is reviewed at leasl aDllually whert tbe Tn￿te B(th considu5 the end of year projcctiolls and the audited accounts. The TTllstr¢ Board reviews the ovcra]I financial W>STtion of the Law CcDtre at least every 3 rnonths, with cashflow re[￿S monthly. and records the ouicome of its teview in ihe Min￿¢$ of its meeting Page 8 REPORT OF THE TRL YfEES ror the year ended JI Mlrcb 2024 rRATEGIC REPORT Future plaDS Key areas of svork A new Executive D]re￿or has been appointed witb effect from November 2024, allowillg foT a traD51tion peti(Kl before the retiremeni ofthe current Executive Director in December 2024. Southwark Law Centr¢ Inte￿ to move to new premises by the end of the 2024 calendar year. Thc n¢w premtses are owned by a ¢harity and will be shar¢d with one othcr organisation. The Law Ccntre wishcs to create a more welwming spac¢ for clients and a pl¢&santworking ￿V[rOn[￿t for staff. making the most cffcctive USE of affordable ¢echnology. The S)uthwark Council contrdct ends in March 2025. and we ate cutrentty in negotiats"OJL8 with the COW￿1[ for Tenewal nding for the Dext 5 year& The Law Centre will eontinlle ty build its wide range of extKrieDce and deliver the hits quality legal ￿1vICe to the population of South East London far &s resoure&s allow. The following priorifics have been identified &s part of our planning proce55 which involves all n)embers of stsff, volunteers and trLEtces. The Tn￿tte Board and sttff rnet in March 2024 to disCU$5 and miew the Law C¢ntre's b￿1r1e58 plan. The Law Centre also cot]siders fttdback from clients. partt)er organisaiions. and th¢ wider community. Key Obje¢tives 202415 - Achieve a workforce and Trustee Board that 1$ rqytesentstive of the th"ver5e communities that live and wts￿ withi South East L¢)ndon: - Ensure our service is resryTrDsive to the nee(ts of OUT diverse cornmunity. - Eu5ure we mainlain a supportive attnosphtte forall the team of stsff and volunteer& encouraging development. - Continue to develop the identity of Lewisfwn Law Centre: - Maiutain alld develop itthstsucttLr¢ to w￿[pin all ourwork." a￿1 - Maintain capacity Lo provide speeialisl casework INJ repreS￿￿tiOn in all the arcas of law Ihe Law Centre currently covers. STRUCTLIIE, COVERTr4AI%CE AND MANAGEMENr Governlng documellt The Law Centre is contmlled by its governing d¢xutnenL a deal of trus( and cotistityies a limited company. limxied by guarantee. as (kfinedby the Companies Aci 2(￿. Recruitment and appoitttment of new trustets All the trustee5 live or work wittllll the Law Centr¢s arn of benefit. The rccruitment tsf twstccs is Ibrough advertising with volunteer support agellcies. advuts on our websit4 contsct with ILKal a)mmunity ow1￿110￿& advice agencies and legal providers in the area of benefit. The IAW Centre also ¢rKoung¢s fornier clients volunteets to t¢ memlKK5 of the charity and to coTJsider joining the Tnjstee Board ProS[￿tive tn￿tee5 are invited to attend and observe ar tTUStees' mcctings and ar¢ recruited on the basis of relev2llt 5ki115. expericnce and knowlcdge. The Board carries out art allnual skills and attendance audiL Th¢ ffi]stees Tetire from office on a rotstional basis (one third year at the Annual Generdl Meeting. based on length of 5¢rvice). bw may stsnd for re-election. Page 9 SOL THWARK LAW CENfRE REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES ror the year ended 31 Marth 2024 STRUCTURE GOVERNAPICE AND MANAGEMEYr Organtsatlon*l struethre The Tn￿tee Board meets approximately every ttvo months to ov¢￿ee the 5bategic management ofthe organisarion. The 11 Tntsttt Board met 7 times in 202314 illcluding the AGM and business planning evenL Th¢ Financc sU￿¢0MmIttee meets at least quarterly with nM)nthly cash flow projxtions PTovided io the Treasurer. The Sutrfrcon￿n1rtee re￿rtS to the Tn￿￿e Board. The Human Resource8 sU￿¢0MmIttee meets at lthst quavterty. and reports to the Trustee Board. DaY-￿daY Tllanagement of the Law Centre Is delegated io ￿ Executive Director, Sally Causer, who works full-rimc. The Law Centre has a Sentor Management Team whÈch inchKles the Senior Solicitors foi Inlllll￿ltioll. Housing and Employmcnt. The Senior solicito￿ are actountsble to the Solicitor5 Regulation Authority for the eonduct of legal &￿es. and PTovid¢ day to day supervision of c&scworL llldividuai stsff Speci￿Lsts provide legal supervision in their areas of speciali5atioTL". HO￿illg, EmployrnenL Immigration a￿1 Welfare Rights law. All members of the company, who inCl￿e all the mtmbcrs of the TrLLStEe BDrt undertake 10 contribute an amount not exceeding £1 each in the evcnt thai thc company ts W(￿Jud up while Ibry ar¢ or within one year of cessation of membership. Indu¢tiDn and training of new trustees All new trustees have an induction meeting with the Executive Direaor ￿ obsove the work of the Law Centre. All Irustees receive ￿11 details of the policiES and P￿￿edu￿S of the Law CentTe. Key [Danage￿ent remunergtio 2024 2023 Key management conjpensation in year 89,106 79,485 The remuneration is the total sum of the salaries and social securiry contribulions paid to the Ex¢eutiv¢ Dir¢¢tor. No paYrt￿nts were to any Twstee. Rlsk m*n2gement Th¢ TnLSttes are keenly awarc thai their responsibilities include Ihe duty to plan for the kn. and io prepare the tAW Centre for the TiSk5 and opportiuJiti¢s they have identified beyoTk1 the eurrent fmancial ycar. The Law Centre reviews an affinU￿ 0￿r￿tional risk asse&8meni and a bu5incss ¢ontinuity plan. The Law Centre has developed a ￿para￿ risk &*w5meni forthe lThisham Law tstre. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEFS, RESPONSIBtLrriES The trustees (who are also the director5 of Southwark Law Centre for the purposes of Ctrmpany lawl are respoDsible for preparing the REPOrt of the truste¢s and the fina￿la1 sratements in acco[da￿e with applicable law and United Kimgdorn Awunting Stsndards (unit￿ Kingdom Gcnerdlly Accepted Accounting Pr￿lee}. Company law requires the to PTepare finan¢ial Statements for each financial year which give a true a[￿ fair view of the stste of affttits of the charitsble company and of the I5￿￿l￿g resources atMI application of resource& including the income and exFaitt]re. of the chatitable corwy for that pai(rfl In ptEpry ibose financial st8trn]ents, the t￿￿teeS are required to select sllitable accouniing policies and then apply thcm consistenTiy- observe the methods and PTinciples in the Charity SORP" mok¢ judg¢ments and esiimares that are reasonable and pnMlenL state whether appli(2ble accounting stsndards have been followed. subject to any rnaterial departures disc105ed and explained in the financial ￿ateMents. prepare the financial st&tements on the going c¢)Txxn basis urde&s il 15 inappropriate to presume that the char&t&ble eompany will continue in business. Page 10 RETh)RT OFThE TRUSTELS ttosttes *¢YeSpmwbleforke¢pirtK￿ acco￿lIngr￿OIth Fwh1thdi5cl￿ with r￿able act￿￿CY tim¢ the fjnsncid posiiion of Tbe clwitsbk enabk thallb¢ fjnllDGial Stster￿ryts COll￿ty wilb the Compallits Ati 2(M)6. TW are 1130 TwOr￿￿￿rOr 5afwts*thtassets of c]witsble Attd hett¢e for - the trustre￿ have rak¢n Bll steps that h&vc thuD5¢1ves of •ny relevant a￿]it Pwcii REPORT OF THE INDEPENDEhT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF SOVTHWARK LAW CBNTB OplnAo W¢ have audited the fsnancial statements of SouthwaTk Law Crntye {the 'charitsble cornpany} for th¢ year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Strdtement of financial ¥tiviti&%. the Ba]ance sheet. the Cash flow statement and notts to tk f￿anCial statements, including a 5umrnary of significant accounting tx)licies. The financial reporting framework that has ￿en applied in their preparation is applicable ]aw aj￿ Utiited Kingth)m AccoulltiDg stsnd￿ (United Kingdom Generally Accewed Accounung P￿lee). In our opinion the financial statements= give a ttue and fair view of the state of the charitable affair5 as at 31 March 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resourc¢% including its income and expenditure, for ihe year then cnded,. have been properly preparuj in accorda[￿¢ with bnited Kingdom GeThe￿llY Ac¢ept¢d A￿Ou￿11n8 Practice" and have been prepared in accordance with the requireTnents ofthe Comparties Ad 2(￿￿. Basls lor ￿1Th1on We ronducted our audit in ￿Cordance with Intenwtional StaDdard5 on Awliting (UK) {ISAs (UKI) aud applicRbl¢ law. (kn responsibilities under those standards are fiffther descri￿ in the Audilors, responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements *clion of our repo￿ We are iNlepen(kni of the charitable compally in a¢cordance with the ethical reqLJirements that a￿ relevant ￿ our audit of the fina￿1￿1 statcmcnts in the UL including the FRC'S Ethical Standar and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in xc£ordance with these requirements. We klievE that the audit evidence we have obtained is sulTicieni and appropriate 10 provide a basis forour opinion. Contlu5ions relallng to goiTrg concern In audiiing the f￿anCIal ststemcllts, we have concluded the tru￿tt5. use of the going concern basis of accounting i the prepar4¢ion of the f]nanciai statements is appropriale. B￿ed on the work we have perfOThne￿ we haNe rmrt identified any material uncenainti&8 relating to events or condititKLS th8L individually or colleetivcly. may cast 5igllifirdnt doubt on the charitable cOU￿a￿S ability to eonttnue &s a going coTKern for a Axriod of at least twelve It￿nthS from when the financia] swements are authorised for issue. responsibilities the responstbilities of the trnstec5 with rest*¢t to going eoncern are de￿n1)ed irt the relevant S¢¢lions of this reporL Other infonnation The tswstees are resp)nsiblE for the Oth￿ infornwtion. The otber inforrnation Compri￿ inforn]auon included in the Annual report other ihan the financial statrmcnts and our Rq￿rt of the indeKthdent auditOTS thereon. Our opinion on the financial slatements does not wver the other infom)ation aft￿ exw to the extent otherwise expb"¢itly stated iti our repTrr¢ we do llot expwess any fonn of assurance concl￿]￿￿ th¢r¢on. In connection wtth our audii of the fiTMllcial statementy our reswnsibility 15 kn read the other information anl in doing so, consider whether the other inf0m￿tIOn is materially inconsistent with the financial statemcnts or our knowledge obtained ITJ the audii or otheThvise appears to be rnatetialty rnissthtyl. If we idelltify such matetial In￿n5]sTenC1eS or apparent material misstaiemenis. we ar¢ required to detern)ine whether this gives rise 10 a tnai¢Tial mi&ststement in the fjnanciai 5taten¢nts themselves. If, bascd on the work we have FdOll￿(L we conclude that there is a matetial mi5Statement of this other infom)atton, we are required io rLTth that facL We have nothing to ttp)rt in this tC8ard. Opinlons on other mattery preserlbed by the CompanTe5 Acl 2(MJ6 In our OPiDion, based on the work undertaken ID the cOu￿e of the a￿lit.. the infomiation given in the Report of the tr￿￿tts for the financipl year for which the financial ststenxnts are Prepared is eonsistent with tbe finan¢iaI statemen4 and the Report of the ttUStees has been pre[￿ tn aCcOrth￿ with applicable le￿] requirnnents. Page 12 REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDENf AUDrroRS TO THE MEMBERS OF sotrrHW'ARK LAW CENTRE Matters on which wt are required to report by ¢ittption In the light of the kTh)wledg¢ and wjdersthnding of the charritsble company and its environmtnt obtained In the COUTSt of th¢ audit, we hav¢ not idenlified Ma￿al misstaten*llts in ihe RqM)rt of the rrusttts. We have nothing to rqM)rt in rcspcct of the follomryng matter5 Wh￿ th¢ Companies Act 2(KJ6 requires w to report to you if, in our opinion: adequate accounting records have not been kept w rewrns *kquate for our alldit have been received from brdnches not Visited by us: or tbe financial statements are not Én Agreement with thc accowiiing recorts and retyrns" or certain disclosures of trustees, remL￿tratiOn specified by law are not mad¢" or we hai'e noi rttcivcd all the infortnatiDn and explanations we require for our audiL R£sponslblHtks of trus¢ee5 As explained more fully in the Staternent of trustres, rtskK)nsibililie& the ttusteos (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the Pu￿0$eS of company law) are res￿nsIble for the prepardtion of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they a Irue and fair vi¢w, and for such iniemal control a5 the ttustees determine is nrL or for the ￿p￿lOnS we have fonned. Pa Sc FCA (Senior Ststutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Berringers LLP Lygtsn House 50 Londoll Road Bromley Kent BRI 3RA 4 November 2024 Pag¢ 14 SOL'THWARK LAW CE￿RE STATEMENT OF FINANCLIL ACTIVITIES f•r the ye*r e￿￿ed 31 Marcb 2024 2024 Totsl fynds 2023 Total fiujds un￿Strict Desisnated Restricted futtds N￿eS INCOME AND EIYDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 31P 31797 37,348 Ch9ritable artivities Legal representatioll 129S157 2201046 1.8C4.342 Investment incornc 794 794 413 Total 940,480 1295,157 U35,637 1,842.103 EXPF..YDrruRE ON Charitable aetlvities Legal representstion lJ2Q981 I161￿78 .873,855 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) Trgnsfers bethveen funds 125.824) 19,531 15 73,759 (19WI) (31.752) Net movement in funtl8 8iIW2 (6293) 73,759 (31.752) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total bJn¢lF brought forward 4fKI.723 2110,iN)D 6293 607,016 638.768 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 480,775 2(K),(KKJ 68￿775 607,016 The notes forrn part of fiuanrial sraknients Page 15 fvDdJ T8opbl¢ &WAS 12 C49b8¢E4ok o&J illhaod W47 17W 96,737 42•J36 857.118 661.628 340.454 517.•73 lJ39J]9 i.C*)8,082 CIIEDrn)RS Ainrwmts faJliDB within one 134575•) ($17m) Iwii) (403J05) 679W6 6￿777 007.016 6N775 007.016 15 68i775 6￿728 6.293 775 0￿.010 ott Iii IZ4 A PoJlEy- Page 16 CASH FIA)W STATF.MENT fvr the year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Noi C*sh flows froni operathiE Itlivits C￿h generdted from operations 240,788 1234,5061 Net cash provided byl(used in) operating athivities 240,788 (234,5Q6) Cash floTrvs from Investing aetivltks Pur¢ha5e of tangible fixed assets Interestreceived (lJ72 (10,876) 413 Net cash used in inve￿ing acttvities ,178) (10.463) Changt in c*sh cash eqvlvalents" the reportlng period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 239ffi10 (244,969) 454 591.423 Cash cash equivaleDts At the end of the reporting period 346,454 The notes for￿ part ofthese financial ststements Page 17 SOUTMWARK LAW CENTRE NOTES TO THE CLSH FLOW ￿ATEMENT for tho year ended 31 .M*r¢h 2024 RF.CONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEJ(EXPENDfiuRE) TO YET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcfiviTIES 2024 2023 Net ineomel(e4￿nd1￿re) for the reporting period (as per the Statement of financial activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation rhar8es Inter¢st received Increase in debtOES Increasel(dccrease} in cjyditors 73.759 {31,752) 1532 {794) (19&49D) 3611,781 9J17 14131 (207,3541 14,304) Net ¢45h provided byl(llsed ill) operatiolls 2411.788 {234,506) ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2024 2023 Cash in ha￿1 Cash in bank Overdtatb included in bank loans & overthalls fallÈng due within one year (355) 683.156 (96,737) (424) 346.878 Total & cash eqllivalex)ts S80,064 346.454 ANALYSIS OF CIIANGES IN I¥ET FUNDS At 1.4.23 C&sh flow At31J.24 Net cas Cash at bank and in hand Bank overdrafts 33A347 (9Q737) 682,801 (96,737) 34&454 239,610 Totsl 34A454 239,610 586,064 The notes fornj part of tlw finarKial ststeJnents Page 18 SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE L¥OTES TO THE FINANCIAL ￿rAT￿mENTs lor the year ended 31 March 21124 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing the financlal staternents The financial Sta￿eTIt5 01 the cknthble company. which is a public b¢n¢fit entity uT]der FRS 102, have been prepared in accordallce with the Charities SORP IFRS 102) 'Accovnting and Keportlng by Charities: Statement of Recornrnended Practice applic&blc to ctMitie5 preparing their accounts in a¢cordance with the Financial RqKJrting Srandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Iteland (FRS 102) leffeetive l January 2019),, Trinancial Reportrng StaNJard 102 The Financial Rwrting Standard applicable in the UK and Rcpublic of Ireland. and thc Companies Act 2(KJ6. The f￿￿￿1￿1 sta*m￿ts have E*en prepared under th¢ historical cost convcntion. Crltlcal at¢ountlng judgements 2nd kry sO￿r￿S of estim*tlots uDtert8iDty In the applicati¢)n of the charrtgs a¢wunting rx)licie5, trus1￿ are required to make judgefftents, estimates 2nd assumptions about the Carrytng ally)unt of assets and liabilities that are llDt Radily apparent from othet Sources. The ¢stimates and a$s￿l2ted assumwions aTe b￿ed on historical experience and other factois that ar¢ considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these e51imates. The estirnates and underlying &5sumNiotLS are reviewed on am ongoing b&sis. Revisions to awounting esiimates are r¢¢ognised in the peri¢xl in which the estimate is revised where thc Tevision aff¢cts only that perio¢ or in the period of revision and futrjre peti(Mls where the revision affccts b)th Cu￿1 and fi￿￿e peri(Kts. Work in progre￿ is valued using a pn￿ent esti￿ation of the re(x)vernbility of on-going cases at the year end. Refere￿e is made io the wjtential recoverability of the ch￿Cable time recorded on the work in progress system, with cowideralion of r￿ed fees, irrecoyerdble rime amd Un￿s01Ved case5. IBcome All income is recognised in the Ststement of Financial Activiti￿ once the chan.ty has entitlement io the fun(ts. it 15 probable that the income will ￿ received and the 8moLUJt can ￿ measured reli8bly. Such income is only deferred Whe￿ the d￿jOr specifies that the wl OT donation can be used in a futute accounting period, or the has imposed co[￿l[lOnS which m￿St ￿ met before charity has unconditional entit]ernent. Investtnent income is reewised on areceivable hsis. Income from charitable adivi(ies in¢ludes incoJDe received under contrd¢l or where enlitl¢tDeni to grdnt funding is subject to perfoTmanc¢ conditlons 15 recognised as earne(L Grant incorne included in this cakgory provides funding to support advic6perfoLrnance activiti& al￿ is reco￿￿Sed wbere there is entitlem£nL certainty of receipt and the amount can be measll￿ wilb suffieieni reliability. CE)ntract and perfornmrtce related grant income is defentd whcn TaYÉved in adwdnce of the ￿rfoTm2ncc of event to which tlw relate. Turnover is measured at (air value of the considerdtion received or rtteivablc and repres¢nts amounts receivable for services provided in the nonnal coutse of busine&K nei of VAT. Expenditure Liabilities are rec(yiised &$ expenditu￿ as soon &s theTe is a legal or constwctive obli￿tiOn committing the charity ￿ that eXpendiN￿. it 15 probablc that a tra￿Ster of economic bo)efits will be required in settlement and the atnount of the obligation can & Theasur￿ reliably. Extaitwe is aceounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under heading5 that aggregate all cost related to the caregory. Vlhere costs cannot be directly attributed to P8rricular headings they havc E¢¢n all￿ated to activiiies on a basis consistent with the use of Costs of generating fun& ate th(k5e costs incurred in altracittig voluntary ittcotne and those incurred in trdding activities that raise fun(Ls. Charitabl¢ activities irtclude knth the diTeei and supp)rt C05Ls relating to these activities. All support ¢osts relate to unreskncted charitable activi(ies. Page 19 continued... NOTES TO THE FIliAliCIAL sfATE.MENTS- ￿*￿tInued for the year eDded 31 March 2024 ACCOUNT1Tr4G POLICIES- eontinued Tangible fixed assets Depreci&ion is provided at th¢ following annual ]*es in ordff to write off each asset over its esttmated usefu] life. FixtUK5 and fittiTt85 Law library Computerequipment -25/& on red￿]ng balan( -25V¥J on ffducing balance .I(IPA on cost Taiatiort The cbarity is exellwt from ¢oipwralion trx on its chatit3ble acttvitics. Fulld aeeountittg Uniesiricted fimds catt t¢ wed in accordarte with the charitsble objectives at the discretion of the ttUSttt5. Restticted fvTKls Can only be used for particular restricted pu￿￿)se$ within the objects of the charity. Restrictio￿$ arise when specified by the donor orwhen futmls ate raised for particular restri¢t¢d purposes. Further explanation of the natu￿ and of each fund is included in Nore 14 ou the financial slateTnents. Hlre purch4% 4nd leasing comnbitmell Renta]s paid Emder opetatillg Irases are ¢hargoJ io the of filw￿la1 activities on a straight line basis over the [￿rnd of the leas¢. Pension costs and other )￿t-re*lrernent beTrefSts The Centre p2rti¢ipatL7 in a Lca Authority tKn5ioD schenx. The &￿ts of the sckne are held separntely from those of the chariry. Ir is therefore not possible to identify the assets and Itabilities for participating employe¢s. Th¢ Centte eApcuses the value of wsions contribuiions to this wion 5chw¢ in tbe sta*meni of financial activities. Work in progress Work in progress is valued at Det realisable value. after making due allowances for recovery Jnd poiential irrecoverable fe&8. Going concern At the time of approving the accounts, the tnwees have a rea50nabl¢ Cxpcctstion that the ¢harity will remain a goitig concern and ihe accounts have been prepared OD that basis. Currently. the Centre has Stabijised the income from legal ozses: additional granrs have been seawed and costs lthve risen only slightly. The trustees conlinue to monitor the situation. DONATIONS Af4D LEGACIES 2024 2023 DoT￿lI0nS 32.797 37.348 Page 20 continucd... SOUTHWARK LAW CEwfRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contioued for the ye*r ended 31 Mareh 2024 iNVEsf.METr4T INCOME 2024 2023 Dq￿lt account interest 413 INCOME FROM CHARITABIE AcriV￿lFS 2024 2023 A¢tiviry Legat represen￿lOn Grdnts Legal AÈd Contract & R¢presentalion Specialist contracis Miscellaneous in¢¢)me IA02,445 1,119,229 Leg21 representttion S27,758 269,420 2A23 457,176 226217 1.720 Lega) rep￿sentatiOn 1202,046 1,804.342 Southwark Law Cetttre i5 in partnership with LEwisham Refugee and Migrant Network in respect of the fiuKIs re¢¢ived from London Councils. Durin¥ the year £335,8￿ was ttteived from lThdon CouncA]& and £135222 vrd5 paid to Lewisham Refvgee and Migrant Network The ixlow d¢tsils the spe¢iali5t cotstrdcts Southwatk Law Centre hzs entered into. Southwark Law Centre is in parther5bip with two other cl]ar&tie& As the lead applicant they receive fullds behalf of the otber charities and psss them on. Speciallst contract syith Southw*rk Councll 21124 2023 Conrdct nMini&8 rtteived fTDm Southwark Cwncil GT£llt partneTS paid 384,048 (191649) 336,000 (168,5471 lllcom¢ relevani to S(xthwark taw Centre acknowledgcd 191 J99 167,453 2024 2023 LeThwham Immigratlon Spe£iali5t Contr*rt 7&021 58,764 Grants receive(L included in the aix)ve. are as follows: 2024 2023 Charities Aid Foundation Nalional Lottery Commwiry FUTKI Childttn in Need Tn￿t for London Migrant Housing The Baring Foundation AB Charitdble Trust 91,642 62,049 20,000 55.000 55.949 27,083 45J75 54,00 26,667 Carried frnrd 242ffi84 220.081 Page 21 ontinued... SOLrrHWARK LAW CENTRE IYOTES TO THE FLI, L)CIAL STATLMENIS- cootinued for the year ended 31 MArch 2024 INCOME FROM CHARrrABLE AcfiviTIFS- wDtinued 2D24 2023 Brought forward Kings Hea]th Pathership Pathw&y London Legal Support Tn Project 17 Unilcd St SavioU￿s Charity The tzgal Education Foundation Access to Justice Foundition Sollth LxTrndon Re￿gee Associalion Guy's & St Thoma5, Hospitsl Tn The Indigo Tnjst The Home Otyice Action for R￿8¢¢$ in Lewitham Southwark Immigration Advice Greenwich Council Strategic Legal Fund King's Colleg¢ London Paul Hamlyn Foundation City Bridge Trust London Counci]s NHS England The Itgal Education Foundation ActiM for FAlucation Rxghts l£athern]arket JMB Trusi for Lot)don Offjce IAove Oak Foundation Norton Rose Futbright Ind￿AMeriCan Refugee and Migrdnt Organisation Gowling WLG John Ellerman Foundaiion Impxl on Utban Heo]th 242.684 60 81433 3&233 40,000 sooo 89,763 41,581 91,855 84,167 220,081 12,(Y)O 55.992 30.037 17.730 7,51)0 14,672 35,397 68,992 85,833 94.630 16,932 49,344 2.9 5.554 13,000 36,850 32,85Q 83.863 120,0(K) 11,537 2.360 15.0(Kl 65,052 5.0(KJ 12.230 20.417 31,250 49.725 21M)578 44,035 23524 83,(WO 2,750 12,636 9,728 33.537 667 86.175 1,401445 1.119.229 PROVISIOli OF LEGAL SERVICFS SUp￿rt sts {see llotc Dir￿1 Costs 2024 61 2024 Totals 2024 Legal rep￿t￿lation 1.994.099 167,779 2.161*78 Comparatives for provision of legaI servic&8 Support costs (stt note Dir#t 6) 2023 Totals 2023 ?023 Legal Tepresenrarion 1.704,464 169J91 1.873.855 Page 22 onlinued... SOUTHWARK LAW CENfRE NOTES TO THE FblANCIAL sfATEMEYIS- continued for the vear eDded 31 Marth 2024 SUPPORT COSTS Finance Other Totals 2024 2024 2024 Legal representsb'on 154.487 9.027 167,779 Compardtives ftjrsupwbrt costs Finan 2023 costs Totals 2023 2023 2023 3.688 151867 &836 169,391 NET INCOIWEI(EXPENDrruRE) Net incomel{expenditiire} 1$ stated after ¢hargllig1{utyth"tit￿): 2024 2023 Auditors, remuneration Dq)reciatlOTI- gwned 8wets Oiher operating IG75es 8.400 9,317 3.688 2.532 4265 TRUSTEES, REfvtUYERATtON AND BENEFITS There were no trwees. remutKrntion or other benefits foT the year ended 31 Mard] 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023. T￿￿te£s, expenses There were no tn￿lees. expeDSeS paid lor the year en¢kd 31 Mareh 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages 2nd salaries Social security costs Other ￿510n cos ,412,894 149.240 309.424 1,230.454 130,933 255,813 1*71,558 1,617.200 The av¢rage monthly number of employtts dwing the yearwls foll¢)ws: 2023 29 Legal advice AdMinis￿at10n 31 39 37 The number of employees who ttteivfyl emolumcllts in ex¢s5 of £60.iKJO was 12 {2023: 61. Page 23 continued... NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEYTS- etsjrtinued for the yur eDded 31 .Marcb 2024 io. CLIENT BANK ACCOUNTS 2024 2023 Monies held in ¢lieni ballk acwunts 162563 93,482 Monies due to clients 162,563 93,482 ii. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures Computer equipment fittings Totals COST At l April 2023 Addillons 34Ji 650 50,713 J.972 93,673 1.972 At 31 March 2W24 34JiO 52.685 95,645 DEPRECIATto At I April 2023 Charge for year 32.071 511,713 1972 91,434 2W2 At 31 March 2024 31631 51685 93.966 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 M￿Ch 2024 1,679 1,679 At 31 March 2023 2239 2239 12. DEBTORS: AMOUNtS FALLL)TG DUE WTfHlli of4E YEAR 2024 2023 Trade debtors Otherdebtors Prepayments 2nd accrued income 713.675 23.147 120296 549.657 58,334 53.637 857.118 661,628 Page 24 continued... SOUTHWARK LAW CEKfRE OTES TO THE FLNANCtAL STATEME.YTS- eoDtiDued for the year ended 31 VA%rcb 2024 J3. CREDITORS: AMOUE¥TS FALLING DUE wfTHIN OYE YEAR 2024 2023 Bank loans and OVErdrafts (see note 14) Social security and oihertaxes VAT Other (xeditors Accrued expenses Deferred income 9&737 35317 15002 185,709 118J05 40&993 30.176 47.536 151,815 36.943 136,835 860￿23 403.305 14. LOANS An analysis ofihe maturity of loans is given I￿loW.. 2024 2023 Amounts falling due wthin one yeatoD deD￿d. Ballk overdrafts 9&737 15. MOVEMENf IN FUNDS Net moi'emtnt in fu￿lS Transfers between fiujds At 31.3.24 At 1.423 Unresthlctsd fi￿d8 Gener21 fillKI Staff Contingency fi￿d EqUip￿ent fi￿d Lease and premi5cs fimd 4￿.723 99583 (19,531) 4811.775 50,000 50.(MIO A(N),000 I￿(￿ 99583 {19531) 680,775 Re5trict¢d funds Universal Credit Mitigation PMj￿1 Guls & St Thomas, Hospitsl Trust Home Offi¢¢ EU SettlernentApplica¢ion Fund NHS England Sickle Cell 1042 (13,735) (lJ)42) 13,735 2&986 (lo,￿) (24,782) (4,21M) 10,000 293 {25￿) 19,531 TOTAL FUNDS (An.1116 73,759 680,775 Page 25 continucd... SOL THWARK LAW CEIYTRE NOTLS TO THE FLNLNCIAL STATEMEhTS- ¢ontinu¢d for the ye4r tnded 31 Marcb 2024 i& MOVEMENT IN FUIYDS- Net movement in funds. included in the above are follows.. l]KQmiDg Resources expended Movement in fund5 Unrestrieted funds Genml fimd 940.479 1840W6) 99W3 Restricted funds Charities Aid Foundarion NatioThal Lott¢ry Coll]munity Fund Ttust for Lonth)n Migrant FIou5ing The Baring Foundation Project 17 lnjmTgratio￿ advic¢ London LEgal Supp)rt Tn￿r Universal Credit Mitlgatioll Project United St Saviouls Charity Killg's Htslth Partnership Pathway Guy's & St lknmos, Hospital TnL5t Home Office EU Settlement App]ication Fund Access to Jtyice Foundation Actton for Re￿ge¢S in Lewisha AB Charitable Tn]si Southwark Council EU S¢ttlement Scbeme Paul Hamlyll Foundation Killg's College London City Bridge Trust South London Refugee A￿￿18110n Justice Together Lewisham ICS NHS England Sickte Cell London Counci15 Th¢ L£gal Education Foundation Oak Foundation Norton Rose Fullbrighi Ind&American Refugee and Miwt Organi5ation Gowling WLG Impact on Ilealth John EllerKJan Foundation 2S.(KN) 91th42 45J75 {25,000) 191.642) (45J75) (54,1100) (3&233) (71,543) (1.1142) (40,000) ((61KI) {91055) 3&233 71543 {1,042) 4QOOO 600 91355 (24782) (89,763) (65.052) (26,667) (5,0011) (31250) (2D,417) (49,725) 124,782) 89,763 65.052 20,667 S￿1￿1 31350 208]7 49.725 42￿1 3Q847 13,188 200578 28524 83,000 17 (4U81) (30,847) (13,188) {2(￿j,578) (28,$24) (83,O0&) (2.750) 12,636 9,728 s￿67 33537 (12,630) {9,728) (88ffj67) (3L437) 1395,158 (I J20982) (25,824) TOTAL FUNDS 113S637 (2,161 J78) 73,759 Page 26 continued... SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE NOTFS TO THE Fif4LYCIAL STATEMEh'lS- continued for the year ended 31 .Mareh 2024 Is. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Comparatives for movement in funds Net At 31.3.23 At 1.4.22 in funds Unrestricted funds Generdl fi￿d StLtTconting￿CY fund Equipment fund L¢&se and premises fijnd 407.729 50,(MM) 50.(KK) IW,O(K) (7.006) 400.723 50,0(K) 50.0(K) 100,ooo 607,729 (7,006) 600.723 Re5tYicted fun(Ls Pmject 17 immigration advice UniYersaE Credit Mitigation Project Guy's & St Thomas, Hospiral TrLtst Home Office EU Seulement Application Fund Action for Rcfvgees in Lewi51wn NHS England Sickle Cell 14.807 114,807) 1,042 113,735) 1,042 (13.735) 28,986 (16232) {10,000) 28,986 16232 (10.000) 31,039 (24,746) 6,293 TOTAL FUNDS 638.768 (31,752) 607,016 Page 27 continued... SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE NOTES TO THE FL)Ai¥CIAL STATLIIEP4TS- contiDMed for ihe year ended Jl March 21124 15. MOVEMENT IN Fu￿DS- ¢ontinued Cot)waratkve net rnoveTncnt in furds, includtsl in the aknve aft as follows.. Incoming Resources Movement resources expended in fi]nd5 Unrestrlcted funds GetKrdl fill 844.143 (851,149) (7.1)06) Restrt¢ted funds National Loitery CoTT￿nu￿]ty Fund Trust for London Migrant Housing MigraDt Children & Young People's Project The Baring Foundation Project 17 immigrdtion advice LoT￿on Legal Support Trust Universal Crcdit Mitigaiion Project United St Saviouvs Clwity Guy's & Si Thomas, Hospits] Tn Horne Offic£ EU Sett]emelltApplication Fund Access to J￿Stice Foundation Action for Refuge&s in Lewisharn The Indigo TTUSt AB Charitable Trust Strategic Legal Fund Paul Hatnlyn Foutthiion King's Coll¢g¢ London City Bridge Tn South London Refugee Association j￿tice Together Lewi5haTn ICS NHS Eng18nd Sickle Cell London Counci15 The Legal Education Foundation Leathennarket JMB Impact on UTb2n Health 62,049 70.0 {62.049) 00,(M)o) 20.( 415(M) 30.037 44.3(Ml 15,730 15.449 68.992 (20,￿) (42.5001 (44.8441 (44,300) (14.688) (15.449) 182,727) {14,807) 1,042 (13.735) 94.631 14,672 16,931 50.1XM) 27,083 5554 36,850 13.000 32,850 165.645) (14,672) 133.163) (50,0￿)) {27.083) (5,554) (36.850} (13.0(K>) (32,850) 28.986 116232) 33J97 70,0(K) 50.OLK) 83.863 IlJ37 2.360 86,175 {33J971 (70,[￿)0) (60,(K)O) (83.863) (11,537) (2.360) 186.175} (10,(K)O) 997.960 11.022,706) 124.746) TOTAL FUNDS 1,841103 (1.873.855) (31.752) Restrietcd ttK>lliCS are carrled forward io be utilised in the next financial year. Restrieted AB Charitsble Trust: Funding foran Immigrnion C&*worker¥t the Windrush Justice Clinic. Action for Refugees in Lewtsb*m: Funding for soliciknr co#s to provlde IMMI￿tion advice for families in Lewish8m. Access to Justite: Funding to assist ￿)plet0 access early advic& The Barlng Found*tion: Fundittg to develop a second-tier support hub to providE legal advice and training for ¢ommw]ity organisation s in the areas of educati(m and di5criminaiion law. Charitie5 Aid Foundation: FuT)ding forc05t of living SUFV)TL Page 28 ¢ontinued... SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE NOTES TO THE FLYLN'CIAL sfATEMEfiTS- ¢ontinMed for the year eDded 31 M8rch 2024 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continufd City Bridge Trust.. Funding for the salary costs of a fvll-tim¢ housing aThJ welfdre rights pardlegal. The Home Office: FundiDg to provide suppon on EU setslernent applicatio￿. GoTYliTrg WLG: Funding for the Windrush Justiceproject. Guys & St Tborn￿. Hosphal Trnst: Fu￿{Ing for casewth fOrHoll￿1￿s patients. The Indigo TTUSt: Funding for immigrntion and housing casework and repre5tnt2tion at LEw15haTr] Law C¢ntre. John Euerjnan Foundation: Funding for p)licy work forthe Wirthh Ju￿[¢¢ Clinic. King's Cfjllege London: Funding to su[￿]* sftthnts volunteering on the WinthiJsh Justice pmjecL Imp*d OD UrbAn Heahb.. Funding for IwuSiDg advice for ￿]vate renws and p￿Trp]e in temporary accommodation. The Legal Education FouDd8tion: Funding for the Access to Educakn"on Rights prtiiett. Children Sn Need.. Thc funding contributes to the salary and reiatrd ¢05ts of a solicitor to provide immigration advice for young rni￿nts. Lewisllatn Coundl.. Contract ¢0 provide immigrdrion advice for peopl¢ with No Recourse io Public Fund% support¢d by the Council. London Councils.. Funding for the South East Region In]llLigrdtion Advice project. for people who are or who are at risk of sleepm8 r(￿Sh. London Legal Support Trust . Funding for cost of living supt The National Loltery coMm￿nIty FuDd: Funding for the Platming Voice projiYL NHS England: Contracts for Casewo￿ for iKJmele&s patients and people Sickle Cell dise4se. Nort0￿ Rose Fulbrighl .. Funding for Witth5h Justice prfjJ￿L Palll Hamlyn Foundatlon: Funding for the coordination ofthe w1ndn￿h Justice projecL Project 17: Funditvd for irnmigration Ca￿¥0[k for destitute familias. Southwxrk Councll.. Fund￿￿ to PTovi& Borough of ￿lleYwOrk. Strategic 14ai Fund: Funding for pre.litigati¢)n wo Trust for Li)ndon." Funding for the Migrant HLNJsAng Ptojeu. United St SavÉour's Charity .' Funding for immigrnion casework for Southwdrk JTsidents. In¢￿A￿er￿an Refugee and MlgraDI orgxDi￿I1o￿ . Funding for aworkforce development piogrnTnn*. Southwark Council Settlement Seheme: Fundtllg ID provide access to the EU Settlement Scheme for SoUihwa￿ residents. Windrush Ju5tlce Clinic: F￿dIng from Allen and Overy Foundation. Paul Harn1￿ Foundation. JOI￿ Ellerman Fowidalion and King's Cts Ilege Lo[￿on lo offer legal advice to vidim5 of the WindTush Sca[￿1. Page 29 continued... NOTES TO THE FIN￿NcIAL STATEMEYTS- CODtinued Cor the year ended 31 March 2024 15. MOVEMENT FiJNDS- CODtinued Le¥thermarket JMB: Fwiding for cost of living SUPFM)rt for Leathemwket residen¢5. South ￿ndOn Ref￿ge£ Asfjoci4tion: FulldiDg for se¢ond lleradvice f￿theIrlearn. Unrestricted Access to Justice: FundAng for core costs. The Indigo Trust: Funding for core costs. London Legal Support Tntst: Core fiuKiing as part of Ihe fentre of Excellence. ptojffL Oak FoundAlion: Funding foreore costs. South ￿ndon Refugee Association . FutKiing for second tier advice. Southwark Councll: contra￿ to provide specialist Icgal advice in SouthwarL Kings Health PartDeTsbip Pathway: Fullding for training and seco￿1 tier thice for health professionals. Southiyark ImJnigr4tion Advice: Fu￿ling for immigTalion*Jvice for IK)meless people. Greenwieh Council: Funditig for an immigrdtion solicitor pmviding in]migratioD advic¢ forhomele&8 peq)le. 16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURL There were no relatcd paty ttansaciions for the year ended 31 March 21Y24 nor for the year ended 31 March 20?3. Page 30 SOUTHWARK LAIV CENniE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FLNANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the ve4r ertded 31 M8rch 2024 2024 2023 INCO,IIE AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and leg•cie5 Donations 32,797 37,348 Investment Into￿e Deposit w¢ouni interest 794 413 Charitable activities Grants L¢gal Aid Contract & liepresentation Specialist contracts miscellaneo￿ tTrcome 1,402,445 527,758 269.420 423 1,119.229 457,176 226.217 1,720 1201046 1.804.342 Total inconthig resources 2x35,637 1,842,103 EXPENDrruRE Charitable acti￿tIeS Salaries So¢i41 security Pensions Recruitmeni. temporary stsff & training ext£rw5 Replacement law books Leg&1 Aid costs Con]puter accessories, software & suptM)n Legal and professional fees Annual report Ptactising certificates Insurance profe&gionai indemniry Lawtel 1.412,894 149240 309824 51 945 44.223 48.652 10376 288 6,471 4.029 1,206 1,230.454 130,933 255,813 7.522 .607 15,413 42,280 11.466 288 3.101 2,750 2,837 1,994.099 1.704.464 Support ¢05ts Finanee OtheT operating leases 4265 3,688 Other Rtt)t a￿j tates 41J72 2.197 4,199 11199 12J79 10,945 87291 41.523 1,794 4,936 14294 11,902 7,786 82.235 Light and ]Je8t Teleph￿¢ P05ta8e and mtionery Sundri&% Carried foThvard This page does not forn) part ofthe ststytory financial ststelnents Page31 SOUTHWARK LAW CENTRE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FLNANCIAL AcrivrriES foT the yeAr ended 31 M*reh 2024 2024 2023 Other Brought foThvard REpairs & maintenawe BrK)kkeeping Trdvel & subsisience Bal￿ charges Subscriptions 87,291 3,979 31.953 3,526 82.235 2,216 29.736 4,341 313 20.777 4.182 3,750 746 21J48 3,687 OtTice move costs FixtUTes and fittings Depreeiaiion of law library Computerequiplnent 560 1972 8,570 15V87 156,867 Covtrnanct eosts Auditors, r¢muneration AGM tosts 8.4(K) 436 627 9,D27 8,836 Tots] r¢50uwes expellded Il61078 1.873.855 Tr4et Illcom￿(eXpeDdItllre) 73,759 131.752) This page does not forni part of the staDJW finan¢ial sra*ments Page 32