REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 01988411 (EnglAud 4Dd Wales)
REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 299948
PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
FOR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 MARCH 2025
Berringers LLP
Chartered Accountants
and Statutory Auditor8
Lygon HO￿Se
50 kn)ndon Road
Bromky
Kent
BRI 3RA

PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LllKITED
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ¢nded 31 MAreh 2025
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Referellee and 4dmltttstr*dve deta
Report Of the trnlte
R¢port of tbe independent 4udlto
Ststement of IlTranclAI actlvlde$
Balall¢e iheet
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRL LI￿￿TrED
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
for the yeAr eoded 31 March 2025
TRUSTEES
H Fitzgerald
P Purton
R Bush
L H&gtie
JSCJoll
A Mou7Akitou
M C Srnith-Ihionvi¢
K P Buck lappoilltyl 13.1124)
REGISTERED OFFICE
42l HaTrow Road
London
W104RE
REGISTERED COMPANY
NUMBER
01988411 {Englandand Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY
NUMBER
299948
AUDITORS
BerTingers LLP
Clwter¢d Accounthllts
and Statutory Auditor5
Ly8on Hou8e
50 London Road
Bromley
Kent
BRI 31L4
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PADDINGTON LAW cENfRE LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the ye4r ellded 31 March 2025
The trustees who are also di[￿torS of tbe ¢haTity for the pu￿08¢8 of the Companies Act 21M16, pr¢$¢nt their report with
thf fitw¢¢ial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 Mawh 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of
A¢wunting and Reporting by Charities.. Staternent of RecoD]m¢nded Practice &ppli¢able to chariti¢s Preparing their
a¢¢ounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in tbe UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102)
{effeKtive l January 2019).
OBJECTIViS AND ACTIVITIES
ObJKtlves aDd alm$
The objectives of the L4w Centre are to provide free legal advice and assista1￿e to p¢)or persom resident or WOTking in
the Greater London 8r¢a and in particular in the area of North Paddington, whictrl includes the IA)ndon postal distri¢ts of
W2. W9 and thos¢ 4r¢48 of WIO tbAt tsll within Westininstcr City Coun¢iL
The Law Centr¢ ¢mploys solicitors, caseworkers alld adtninistrative $t&ff to provido legfyi assistance in the are48 of
housit)g. employment and welfAr¢ rights.
Slgn1fl¢4nt aetlvltl
The Law C£ntre provid¢y free specialist l¢gal advice, pra¢tieai ca8ework And Tribunal repres¢ntation to poor and
vulnernble people in the areas of Howing, Welfare Benefits and Employrneni Law, helping mar8in&li8ed peopl¢
increase their incom¢, obtsin andlor rerain $tsble, suitable housing (including fmdin8 home8 for those street hom¢l¢8&).
and remain io profitable employmen¢ fr¢¢ from discrimina¢ory treatment.
Publlc beD¢IIt
The Tru8t¢e% consider t￿￿t th¢ obJ￿tiVeS 8nd a¢tivities ststed above of the Law C¢ntre provide8 public benefit within
th¢ tne8nuw and tem)s of the Ch&tity Act 201 I.
Volunteeri
The Law Centre regularly uses volunteers, for both casework and thin tasks, to enhat)c¢ and maximi8e it$ service
delivery* wbile al the same time giviug tb05e volunte¢rs improyed skills Afjd cxperience to assist them in th¢ job market.
The Centre has over time worked in partnership with various charitabl¢ OTganisaiions, including Pro Botko Community
and One W¢$tminster. to source 5ui¢&ble volunteers 4nd a150 acc¢pts dw¢ct applicAtion8 from individu415 5e¢kin8
Yolunteer positions.
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PADDINGTON LAW CENThE LI￿[[TED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the year ended 31 Lltsrch 21125
ACKtEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charltabl¢ #¢tivllles
The Centre is op¢n to new clients to drop in personally five days a week. C]ients may also contact the Centre by
telepbone or by ¢n￿lI. The Centre's first contact staff welcome ll¢w cliettt& dia8llos¢ their problems, aThd will either
arrange an appointrTh¢nt for them with the Centre's specialist solicitor&l¢aseworkers or refer or signpost them to otFker
advice support agencies, where these organisations are best placed to hElp th¢m with their problellL
The Centr¢'$ solicitors/ca8eworkers will mak¢ home Visits or arrange client appointTn¢nts at partt￿ ￿eTh¢l¢S, in ca8e8
WI￿e. du¢ to di8&bility or other pmbl¢ms. ¢lients aTe unable to tr&vel to theceth's office.
DurAn8 2024125 the Law Centre..
- Continued to deliver its speciAlisr legal advicelcawvork and representation service in the are&5 of Housing, W¢lf4r¢
B¢n¢fit$ wjd Employment law, ￿'Ving initial support to approximately 1200 new beneficiaries. and ullderthking
¢ornplex casework, often leading to advocacy ill Court or Tribunal. for appwxin)akly 200 of these.
Continued to work with private practi¢¢ law fimi, Squire Patton Boggs, to provid¢ evening advice $¢s6ions. staffed
by their lawym acting pro-boTho, offering one-off advice for variow legal probl¢m8, affording an adth'tional Advice
resour¢¢ for the local community.
- Secured a new, Substanti￿, three-y¢ar grunt from We$tmiiist¢r Coll￿11, futtding work to ts¢kle ¢ost.of-living related
problems for irnpoveri8hed lo¢al people;
- Renewed for 4 fijrther yeur a grant from th¢ Eyre Esthte Trust (8upportitLg QUT housing c&8ework) aod a 8Tant from
Strand Parishes Trnst (towards COLf costs}:
- Se¢ured a llew one-year 8fAllt frotn Award5 for All, fiJndiTh8 our welfare benefits Casework;
- Secured a new grant from the Westinillster WArd BudB¢t ProgratDme, fvtxlins our front-of-ho￿¢ open4oor ￿rVIce.
- Continued to deliver results for several ongoing multi-year grants provided by The Henry Smith Charity [￿nding our
housing und welf￿e benefits ¢asewoTk to provide improved hou5in8 secuTitylincTeased income, for vulnerabl¢ familie8
d individuals), by Westminster Council (supporting OUT wellare benefits casework and in-house fjJndrai$ing ¢ffort8)',
by AB ChAritsble Tnty¢ and by Garden Court Chambers (both towar&4 ¢or¢ costs),
- Commenc¢d 4 new LegAI Aid eontra¢t for one Y￿ from I S¢ptember 2024 (which has sinc¢ been exlended to 30
Julle 2028),.
Su51ained its complement of two Speci￿]st worker5 in the Welfare Ri8hLs Unil by making 4 5ucces8ful ￿ruItMen￿
in a competitive market, to replace a worker who moved on from the organisation.
- Recruit¢d a new tswtee, resident in NoTtb Paddin8ton, bringing new 8kil]s arkd ¢XP¢Tience onto the Board.
- Hosted a ¢ommunity Celebratio￿ to mark the Centre reacbittg it's fiftieth year of operation, whi¢h wa5 well-attended
by ¢li¢nts, fornier staff ltkvo1v￿ iu establishing the C¢tktr¢, local 8takeholder4 local councillors, and representativ¢s of
th¢ free legal adviee seetor.
Fundr*lglnz Artlvlll
The Law Centre Iw. for many years, relied principally on clwitable grdnts and dollations alld h&8 an active fllndraisinB
programme, under which it i5 continually applyin8 for new funding from these sources. In additioll, the C¢ntr¢ is
grateful to WesttniDSt¢r Council for expanding th¢ sub8tantial ￿t stsp￿rt it conllnenced in 2022123.. the Council is
now delivering funding to the Cetttr¢ through tbree Kpar&te wts, two of which are sth5tantial three-year wts.
The fimdraising plan is ttviewed ODd updated regularly by staff; this plfjll and a report on fiuthisin8 progress are
presented to eacll Management COn￿nIttee meeting. The Law Centre benefits from free fi]ndraising support fron its
umbreua body. the Law Centres NetwoiL which k¢¢p8 the Centre appraiscd of new fi￿dra]Sir18 opportunitie5 as th¢y
arise.
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PADDINGTON LAW CETr4TRE Lll%llTED
REPORT OF TRUSTEES
for the yeat ended 31 Mar¢h 2025
FINANCIAL REvl￿w
FID4n¢i41 polltlo
The Centre's gross illcom¢ w&8 slightly bigh¢r this year at £220,199 agatnst £200,098, while expenditure incieased to
£250,296 from £236.180. This resulted in n¢t outgoing resources of £30,097. Al the year-elld restticted fiLttd% atnoullted
to £nil 2024 - £nÉl wbitst uDreStriCt￿ fimds which were £37.280 decreased to £7,183.
Ruervoj p(b]l¢y
It is the poli￿ of the Law C¢rAtre that uDre8tri¢ted fijnds which have not been desi8nated for & specifie use should
maintained at a level equivalent to between three to six montbs, expenditure. The trustees coll5idei that res¢rv¢s at this
level will ensure that in th¢ event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to eolltinue the Law Centr¢'$ ourent
activities while consideration is given to ways in wbich additional fimds may be raised.
FUTURE PLANS
For the future the Law Centre is committed to maintsining its current level of servic¢ ill th¢ three areas of social welf￿¢
law in which it currently advises alld as and when fimdin8 pern)its, increasing its compl¢m¢nl of caseworkers to Teach
¢v¢n more beThefieiari¢s and meet the ¢v¢r in¢r¢a$ing d¢m2nd for 2SS1Stgnc¢ that the Centre experiences. The Centre is
ommitt¢d to r¢t&inin8 its basc th¢ Harrow Road, an area of high incone deprivation with an atut¢ housitLg ¢ri$i8.
al￿ to this end agr¢¢d with its landlord to renew its lease for five more years at a reni only Margi￿lY higher than
the very competitive Tent which the Centre has paid without increase for the last dec&de.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
GovernlDg document
The charity 18 controlled by its Boverning document, a deed of tN$L and ¢onsti￿t¢S a limited companyi limited by
guar4tstee, as defmed by the CompAtti¢$ A¢t 2006.
R¢¢rultm¢nt And APIM)Intm¢nt of new trnJts¢i
A5 required by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the members of the Management Committee elected
to serve from theiT appointment or co-option until the next At￿U81 Genernl Meetin8, wben otte third of the tn¢mbers
must stAnd down. at which point they may sthnd for re-election.
OryADlsatlonal strurture
The Centre operates as a non-hierarchlc￿ collective. Staff undertake the d*y to day rurLning of the centre, making
deeisiony in monthly mtttlrt￿ and de¢i$ions rea¢hed we reeorikd in written minutes. The staff of the Centre are
¢mploy¢d by the Company limited by gLw&ntee, Paddington Law Centre Littjited, of whom the directors are B]so the
trus¢e¢s of the charity. The director￿trustee6 make up a Management Committee who meet every two months to
oYer8e¢ the Centre'8 finances and ll￿ke the strategic and key fin￿1¢1￿1 decisioThs. whieh are recorded in writt¢n minutes.
Overall legal supervision of the Centre for the purposes of the Law s￿Iety Solicitor$ R¢gul&tion Authority 18 the
responsibility of the Supervising Solicitor.
The members of the ¢ompooy ulldertak¢ to ¢otttribute an wnount not ex¢eaing £1 each in the event of the willding up
of the ¢otllpatty. whi18t A member, or within One Y￿ of ¢e894ti0n of m¢rnb¢rship.
Inductlon *nd trnlDlrtg of tru&ts
The method of election ensures that most Trustee8 ￿re￿Y h&ve knowledge of the needs of th¢ Community, alld other
training is put in place for new Management Committee members during th¢ first few LlloNth5 from their election
according as Iheir needs become known. At ¢Aeh Mana8¢ment Committ¢¢ me¢ting, th¢rc are reports to ensure trusttts
are up to date with activities and changes in legislation or funding requirements.
Trustees are also offered ￿rther 80urce8 of infom)ation, either through one to OTLe help frorn other membeTS of the
Committee or through the public&tions at]d link8 to the website$ of or8anis&tion5 Buch as th¢ Charity Commission, the
Law Celltre8 Network #nd the Leg&1 Aid Agency.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEESI RESPONSIBILrriES
The tswtees IwtrLO are al80 the directors of P￿dingtOn Law Centre Lin)ited for th¢ PUEP98¢S Of company law) Jr¢
resEK)nsible for preparing the Report of the trustees and ihe financial statemenls in &￿rdance with applicable law 8nd
United Killgdom AccountÈtig Stalldatdq (United Kingdojn Generally Accepted A¢coullting Pr￿tice).
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
REPORT OF TKE TRUSTEES
for the year ellded 31 MAr¢b 2025
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEESI RESPONSIBILITIES- tontlnued
Company taw requir¢$ th¢ I￿￿te¢S to prepare r￿LanCIal stateto¢nts for each finAncial yegx. Ulld¢r that IY4w. the trustees
have ele￿ed t(Tr pr¢par¢ the fwancial statements iti 8ccordan¢¢ with United Kin8do]n Generally Acc¢pted Accounting
Practice (United Kingdom A￿Ounting Standards and applicabl¢ law).
Under company law the ttwte£s must t￿t approve the fw4n¢ial Staten￿llts unless diey are $ati8fied that they give a tn
and fair view of the state of affairs of the eharitable company and of the incoming r¢sour¢es and application of
resource4 including the income and expendittwe, of the charitsble compally for that p¢riod. In Preparing those fin8n¢ial
stat¢m¢nts, the tW8tees are required to
select suitsble accounting policies alld then apply tb¢m consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the chariti￿ SORP,.
tnake jud8ements and estimates that are r¢agollable and prudent.
prepare the fmancial stsiements ort th¢ going co￿¢[n basis unles$ it is iaippropri&le to P￿sume thot the ¢horitabl¢
Company will ¢ontinue iti business.
The ITUStee8 are r¢spon8ible for keepin8 proper accountin8 re¢ord8 which ¢￿ScIo8e with rewnabl¢ ￿cUraCY at any time
the financial position of the charitable Company and to ¢Dable them to ensure that the fiTJancial Ststements comply with
the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for s8f¢guarding the assets of the ¢hari¢ubl¢ company and hence for
tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detrttion of fraud and other irre8ul8riti¢$.
In $0 far as th¢ ttvst¢e8 are aware:
th￿¢ is no relevant audit in£orna¢ion of whtch the charithble comp8ny'8 ouditors are unaware. and
the trustees haye t&kell all Steps that they ought to have tsk¢u tts make themselves &W￿e of ony relevant audit
inforniation and to establi8h that the auditors ar¢ aware of that inforniation.
AUDITORS
The auditors, B¢rrin8¢r8 LLP. will be proposed for re-appoinlment at the forth¢oming Ar￿U&l G¢nerpdl M¢¢tin8.
Approved by order of the b04rd of trustees on .....
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBEILS OF
PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
Oplnion
We hav¢ audited the financial ststelnents of Paddin8ton tAW Centre Lijnited (the 'charithble compattY) for tlke year
¢nd¢d 31 March 2025 which comprise the StateTnellt of fU￿l¢la1 activitie& the Balance sheet and notes to tbe fiDallcial
statements, in¢luding a summary of significant aCCOUDtiDg policies. The financia] reportill8 framewo￿ that has been
applied in their pr¢p8ration is applicable law and United Killgdotn A￿ounting Standards (United Kingdom Geller&lly
Accepted Ac¢ounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a twe and fair view of the state of the clmritable cornpan￿$ alyaits as at JI March 2025 alld of its incoIning
resources aud appli¢ation of resources. including its inCOTXLe alkd ¢xp¢nditure, for the year then ended.
haye b¢¢n properly prepared ill accordance with United Kingdom Geueraily Accepted Accoulltin8 Practice.. and
bAV¢ b¢¢r¢ prepored in accordance with the requirements of th¢ Companies Act 2(M)6.
B#J(* for opinion
W¢ conducted our &udit in accordance with Int¢rrthtion41 St8ndards on Auditing IUK) IISAS (UK)) Ind 4pplicable law.
Our re8ponsibilities under those standards Are furtber d¢5¢ribed in the Auditors, responsibilitie$ for the audit of the
financial statements section of our r¢port. W¢ ￿ ￿dependeTht of the chatt'table cojllpany in accorilance with the
eihical requirements that 8r¢ r¢l¢vaDt to our audit of the financial statem¢nts in th¢ UK, including the FRC'S Ethical
Standard, and w¢ havc fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in ￿￿rdance with these requirements. We believe
thY4t the audit ¢vid¢n¢¢ we have obtained is Su￿1¢iettt and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinioo.
Conelu8lothJ relatlng to golng conie
In auditlDg the tinancial statements, we Imye ¢on¢lud¢d th41 the tNstees' use of the goin8 eott¢ern bag1& of ￿tsUnting in
the preparation of the fit￿Cial stat¢m¢nts is appropTi4te.
Based on the work we h8v¢ perfonneiL we bav¢ not identified any m&trrial un¢¢Ttainties relatins to events or condition8
ttmt, individually or collectively, may cast Si8nificani doubl on the clMritsbl¢ Company's ability lo continue a8 & going
concern for &period of at l¢ast twelve months from when the fJnan¢ial $tat¢ment5 ure authorised for issue.
Our resp)n5ibilitie5 and the responsibilitiw of the trustee8 with tespect to going concem are des¢ribed ID th¢ relevant
sections of this report.
Other lrtformltlon
The tsustees are responsible for th¢ other infonnatioTh. The other illforniation eompri8es the Inforn￿tiOn included in the
AnThual report, other than th¢ financial statements and our Report of the independ¢nt auditors thereon.
Our opinion on th¢ financial ststements does not cover the oth¢r infornution and. except to the extent otherwi8e
¢xplioidy 51aled in OUT repo¢ we do not expr¢ss at)y forn) of 08suran¢e conclusion thereon.
in Conn￿1]0￿ with our audit of the finweial 5tyt¢ments, our responsibility 18 to read the ottker infonllation and. in doing
50. consider whether the other information 15 materially inconsistent with the fin￿¢la] 518temenls or our knowledge
obt&ined in the audit or otherwise 4ppear5 to be materially mis8tAted. If we identify su¢b material inconsistencies or
apparent materi&l mi5Statements, we are required to determine wheth¢r this give5 rise to a m841erial misstatement in the
fittyllcial statements themselve8. If, b&ged on the work w¢ have perforned we conclude thttt th¢re is 8 mat¢ri81
mis$tat¢ment of this other inf0m￿tion, we Are required io report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
OplnloDI OD other matter8 preJ¢rlbed by the Comp4nieb A¢t 20116
In our opinion, b&qed on th¢ WOTk undertaken in the course of the audit..
th¢ inforniation givett in the Report of the trustees for th¢ fin8n¢ial year for which the fitw)cial stat¢m¢nt8 ar¢
pr¢pared 58 consi8lent with the finollcial statements.
the Report of the tr￿tee$ ha8 been prepared in accordance v/ith applicE4ble legal requirements.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENf AUDrroRS TO THE MEMBERS OF
PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
M*tt¢n 00 whl¢h w¢ r£qulr¢d to report by exceptlon
tn th¢ ligbi of tbe knowl￿8¢ alld und¢TStanding of th¢ charitable company and its environment obtaill¢d in th¢ ¢OUT5e
of the audit. we have not identified ￿￿terIal misstst¢Eu¢nts in the Report of the ttustees.
We haye nothing to report An respect of the fo]Eowtng matters wh¢r¢ the CompaThie8 Act 2006 tequire8 US to report to
you if, in our opinion..
eq￿te aceountitig record8 hav¢ not been kept or retums adequate for our gludit h&ve not been received from
btallches not visited by us. or
tbe Gnallcial siatemellts ate not in agreement with the ￿¢Ou￿tIlls records aThd returns. or
eertaiti disclosures of trusttts, remuDeration $pecifi¢d by law are uot made,. or
we baye not received all tbe infOrll￿tson and ¢xplanation5 we require forour audiL' or
the trusteeg were not entitled io take advant8g¢ of the sm￿1 companies exernption from the requir¢meni to prep8r¢
Str&t¢8i¢ ￿pOrt or in pr¢paring th¢ Report of the tNst¢es.
R¢spoDslbllltlei of truiteej
As ¢xplaiu¢d nor¢ fully in the Statement of trustee5' responsibilitie5, the trustees (who art also th¢ directors of the
charitable company for the Purposes of cotnpany law) are responsibl¢ for the pr¢paration of th¢ (￿anCial statements and
for being satisfied that they 8ive a trne gnd fair view, and for su¢b intcrnal Control a8 the ¢rusiees deterniine is necessary
to enable the preparation of fitwieial stat¢m¢nts thkt ar¢ fr¢¢ froTn nhlt¢rial misstatement. whether due io fraud or error.
In prep&rittB the financial statements, th¢ trustees are responsible for ￿eSsing the charitable company'8 ability to
Ontinu¢ 08 0 80ing con¢¢rn, di%losing, 48 appli¢abl¢, nv4tters related to going concern and using th¢ going ¢on¢ern
basis of ac¢oun¢iDg unle5S the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitsble company or ¢0 C￿¢ opeTUtii)ns. or have
no realistic ￿ternative but to do 50.
Our respon8lblMtlell for the Audlt of the tlllanclAI gtstements
Our objeclives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the finAll¢ial statem¢nt8 #s a whole are free from
material Jntsstatement, wheth¢r du¢ ro fraud or etror, and ty issue 4 Report of the independent auditors that inelud¢$ our
opinion.
Re&sonAble &ssurall¢e 18 a high level of 46suran¢e. but 15 not 8 guarnntee an audit ¢oodu¢ted in
a¢cordan¢e with ISAS (UK) will Hlways detect & material mi5Statement when it exists. Mi88ts¢m¢n¢s ¢An arise from
fraud or error and are considered mAterial if, individually or in the a8gregote. they ¢ould reason8bly be ¢xpe¢ted to
influe￿¢ the Konomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financi&l $ta*ments.
The extent to which our procedureB are capable of detecting irre8ulariti¢s, ￿clUding fraud 1$ de¢&iled below:
In identifying and a8se88in8 risks of Materi￿ mi88t&¢ement in re8p¢¢t of iTTegulaTities. includin8 fraud ond error, we
con8ider¢d the following..
- the natur¢ of the indu$try, ¢ontrol envtronment and business perforniance.
- 1¢suIts of our ¢nquiri¢s to nianagement about their own ￿SeSSment of the risk8 of fraud and error,.
- the rnV4tters di8CU58ed 8mong the &udit eng&gement teAm regArdin8 how &nd wl)¢r¢ fraud occur in the fiuaDciBI
statements and Any potential indicators of fraud.
Our procedure8 to respolld ￿ risk Include the following..
- reviewing the finaThciAI ststement diselosure8 and testing tr> Supporting do￿￿e￿￿tiOn.
- p¢rfoTming walytickl procedures ￿ identify ￿Y unusuMI or wI￿p￿ted areas that may indicAte riyks of mAt¢rial
mi58tatem¢n¢ due to frnud or ¢Tror'
addre5sillg the risk of fraud and error through Man￿ernent override of ¢otttrol$, t¢sting the appropriateness of
journals, assessing whether the judgements made in making ￿CountIng estimates aTe indicative of a potential bias,. at)d
ev&luatinB the business rationale of 8ignificAAt trttnsactions that ar¢ unus￿1 or outside the nomial course of
busine88.
A further description of our responsibilitie8 for the audtt of the financial statements is located OD the Financial
Reporting Council's webyxte at www.fr¢.or8.uklauditotsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the
Indep¢nd¢nt Auditor5.
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REPORT OF THE 1NDEPELYDE￿ AUDfToRS TO THE MEMBERS OF
PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
Us¢ of our T¢POrt
Thi$ report iy ll￿de solely to the ¢haritable company's members, as a body, ITr accordance with Chapkr 3 of Part 16 of
the Companie5 Act 2006. Ikn audit work has been undertaken so that we might $t4t¢ to th¢ ch&titable company's
membery those matters we are required to State to th¢m ID an auditory, rwrt alld for no other purpose. To the fvllest
extent pemiitted by law, we do not accept or ￿sUrne r¢sE¥)nsibility to anyon¢ other than the ch￿lÈable company and the
charitable compangs members as a body, for our audit work, for this r¢porL or for the opinions we bave forn)ed.
Ricky HutsoTJ BS¢ FCCA ACA (Senior Statrjtory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Berringerg LLP
Chart¢r¢41 A¢¢ountants
nd Statytory Auditors
Lygon Hous¢
50 London Rothd
Bromley
Kent
BRI 3RA
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PADDINCTON LAW CENTrE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ellded 31 Ma￿h 2025
2025
Total
fund8
2024
Totsl
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
flmd
fimd5
Noles
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
DotMtions and lewies
9,666
9,666
17,345
Charlt•bl¢ 4rt1vltl
Legal repre5entstion
133
210 533
182753
Totsl
133
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable actlvltiel
Leg&1 representation
66J78
133,881
21MI259
185,646
O¢h¢r
Total
116
133
250
15 ￿81 ￿96
236 180
NET tNCOMEI(EXPENDITURE>
(30.097)
(30,09T)
(36.082)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tot&1 fi￿dS brought forward
37,2811
37280
73.362
TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD
The notes forni part of these financial 5tstements
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PADDINGTON L4W CENTRE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
31 March 2025
21125
Totsl
funds
2024
Total
funds
Unrestricted
fund
Restsieied
Notes
CURRENf ASSETS
WoTk ID px)gr¢88
Debtor8
Cath at bank and ill band
io
li
38,967
6,079
31M
38967
8.532
36
33,282
15.726
2N53
36.550
45J50
39,003
84,353
72,959
CREDITORS
Amounts f4lling due within one year
12
(38,167)
(39,003)
(77,170)
(35,679)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILrfiES
7,183
7,183
37.280
NET ASSKTS
FUNDS
Unrestri¢ted fimds
14
TOTAL FUNDS
Th¢8¢ financial statements have been prepared in a¢cord￿¢e with the provisio￿ applicable to chatitable companies
ubj¢¢t to the small compBnJes re8ime.
8t&temertts were approved by the Board of TTU81ees And wthorised for i&4ue on
. and w¢r¢ 8i8ned on its behAlf by:
nlSte
The notes foTm part of these finatt¢ial $tat¢w¢Dts
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEras
for the year ended 31 March 2025
AccouNfL¥G POLICIES
Ba&ls of preparlng the flDanclal 8tatemeDts
The financial statements of the charitable c¢)mpany, whicb is & public benefit entity und¢r FRS 102, have been
prepared in accordance with the Charitie8 SORP IFRS 102) 'A¢counting alld R¢porting by Charities.. Statement
of Recommended Practice applicable to clwities preparing their Jccovnts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard E4pplicAble in the UK and Republic of Ir¢laDd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),.
Financial Reporting Standard 102 Tbe Finallciai Reporting Sthn(iaTd applicable in the UK and Republic of
treland, and the CompaDi¢s Act 2006. The financial stste]nents hv¢ b¢en prepared Ut￿er the historical ¢08t
convention.
Golng eoneern
The tsustees hav¢ reviewed the fill8n¢i￿ position of the ¢h&Tity with reference to financial proj¢ctions and
expect the chAtity can continue to opernte for a period in ex¢ess of ￿e1Ve months following tbe approval of the
finalleial statem¢ni$, ther¢fore, tbe tsust¢es ¢onsider il appropriate for the accounts to be pr¢p￿ed oll a 80illB
concern basis.
lttcDme
All income 18 recognised in the Ststement of Financial Activitie8 on¢¢ ihe ciwity has entitlement to the fijnds, it
18 probable that the income will be received and the Amount be m￿ured reliably.
Expendltsre
LiAbiliti¢s Are reu)gtii8ed expenditure 4$ soon 48 th¢r¢ ij a lego] or con8truetive obli8ation committing the
¢h8Tity to that ¢xp¢nditur¢, it 1$ probable that a transfer of economic bellefiis will be r¢quir¢d in 8¢ttl¢mmt and
the r4mounl of the obligation can b¢ mepsured reliably. Expenditttre iq &ceouDted for on bn ￿cTUal8 basis and hys
be¢n classified und¢T headings th&t aggregate all cost related to tbe category. Wh¢re ¢o$ts cannot be direct]y
attributed to particulAr beadin88 they have been allocAted to &ctivilic$ on a basi5 consistent with the use of
resources.
Tanglble flxed *uets
Depreeiation is provided at th¢ followtn8 ann￿￿ rat¢$ fft order to WTite off each asset over 11$ ¢$lin￿ted u8¢OJl
life.
Computer equiprnenl
25Vo on cost
Work In progrem
Work in progress is recogllised at the point when the outs00￿ of the r¢nderin8 of Services can be estIn￿ted
reliobly. Work in progress comprises of l08&18ervices provided by Teference to the slAge of eompletion at the
end of the reportill8 peri(Ki.
T4x8tion
The clwity is exempt ftorn corporation tAX oll its chgritable activities.
Fund Rccoundng
Unrestricted fLJnds can be used in aecordanc¢ with the ¢haritabl¢ obj¢ctive5 llt the discretion of the ttwte¢s.
Restricted fund5 can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when ￿ndS are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nibjre and purpo$¢ of eaeh fi￿d is ]￿luded in the notes to the fjnancial 8tst¢ments.
PeD51on costs 4Dd other pos¢-rettremeDt benellt
charitable company operates a defined contribution pension 5cberAe. Contributions payable to the
c]witsble cojnpany's peJLsion scheme are charged to the Statement of Fuwicial Activities in the period to which
they relate.
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMtTED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEfiTS- conthiued
ror the year ended 31 March 2025
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITtES
2025
2024
Activity
Le8al representatio
Legal representatLOtt
194,409
174,088
Legal fees & advice
210333
182,753
Gr8Dts rec¢iv& included in the 8bove. are as foUow8:
2025
2024
Stralld Parishes Trnst
The Henry Smith Charity
The Lot￿On Community Fowidation
Garden Court Chamb¢rs
City of Westininstet
TTUSt for ￿ndoll
AB Charitable T￿￿¢
The National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All)
Westininster Ward Budgel
Westminster VCS Core Funding
7,0110
47JIMI
2￿￿33
4,OIKI
50,788
7,(M)O
46.300
8,851
49.718
58,219
20,OIXI.
7￿1)0
7J60
29
19
174088
CIIARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct
Legal represent&tion
SUPPORT COSTS
Governan¢¢
¢09ts
Other
Totali
Other resour¢es expended
Support cost5, included in the above. are a5 follows:
Other
2025
Other
resource8
expettd¢d
2024
Totsl
activities
Reni & Tates
Insurance
Telephone
Postage & Ststionery
Sundri¢8
Repairs & renewa]8
Computer costs
Subscriptions
12J34
2121
2,036
6,400
5,799
430
7,649
2￿97
9,544
2,561
1.988
6.335
2,435
643
8,275
1,302
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PADDINGTON LAW CEI¥TRE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- ¢ontillued
for the ywAr ended 31 Marcb 2025
SUPPORT COSTS- ¢ottthhu
Legal & professional fees
Staff tratning
Bijoks & publication8
Tr&velling
charges
Bad debts
Deptrciation of tan￿blO fixed a88gt$
2Jlil
892
1.011
375
4,878
1,944
195
4,609
615
223
Covernin¢e ¢D&ts
2025
Other
re8ource8
2024
TotAI
a¢tivitie
¢xpen*i
Auditors, remun¢ratioD
NET INCOMEJ(EXPENDITURE)
Net in¢omol(expenditure) is slated After chatginW(creditiDg):
2025
2024
Audityr8' remuneration
Depreciation- owned &88ets
4,0
3.824
615
TRUSTEES, REMUNEK4TION AND BENEFrrs
Tbcr¢ w¢tt no ttvstees, r¢muneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 nor for the year endeAI
31 Ma￿h 2024.
TruBteu' expenjei
There were llo tsustees, ¢xpet)ses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended
31 MAtrh 2024.
STAFF COSTS
The ¥4verage Monthly numberof employees during the y¢ar was &9 follows..
21125
2024
Advice
No employees received emolllmen18 tn exe¢$8 of £60.000.
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMtTED
NOTES TO THE Fn¥ALYCIAL STATEMENfs- eontiDu¢d
for the year ellded JI MRrch 2025
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
u[￿eStricted
fulld
Restricted
Totsl
fund8
INCOME AND ENDOWMEiYfs FROM
Donations and legacies
17,345
17,345
Charitable actiwltl
Legal representation
155.693
182 753
Tot81
l55 693
200 098
EXPENDITURE ON
ChArlt*ble Aetlvltles
Legal ro)r¢s¢lltatioll
29,953
155.093
185,646
Totsl
155 693
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
(36,082)
(36.0821
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Totat bjnds brought forward
73.362
73,362
TOTAL FUNDS CARJUED FORWARD
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipment
COST
At l April 2024 aud 31 March 2025
DEPRECL4TION
At l April 2024 and 31 March 2025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 M&reh 2025
At 31 m￿Ch 2024
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PADDINGTON LAW CENTRE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATELIIENTS. eoDtlnued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
io.
WORK IN PROGRESS
2025
2024
Work.in-prow
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
VAT
Prepaym¢nts a¢crned income
Prep4yrTh¢Dts
753
2A53
2,607
7,395
12.
cRED￿ORS. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Bank account
Trade creditors
S(K'ial security at￿ otber t￿¢8
A¢¢nJ&ls 8nd deferred income
19,813
2,096
3287
51
1,359
2,692
Amoullts included in creditors with respe¢t ty bank &¢¢ounts, r¢lAt¢ to tirnin8 differellces on utrestricted funds.
13.
LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minimum le&8e payments under non-cancell&ble oper&ting lease5 f411 due as follows..
2025
2024
Within one year
Between one and five years
14.059
4,475
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PADDINGTON IAW CENTRE LiMfTED
NOTES TO THE FINANCLIL STATEMENTS. cottthiued
for the yettr ended 31 M4r¢h 2025
14.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
ovement
in fimds
At
31.3.25
At 1.4.24
UJtre$tAeted funds
Gen¢r81 fL￿d
37280
(30,097)
7,183
TOTAL FUNDS
37
Net movement ill fi￿￿8, iticluded in the above are a8 follows..
IncominB
. resouTCeS
Re5011rce5
¢xpended
Movement
in funds
Unre8tYl¢ted fund8
Gencrlll fund
86Jl8
(li￿15}
(30,097)
Reitrlcted ￿thd8
City of We81rninsler
The National Lottery Collllnullity Fund
Th¢ London Community Found&tion
The Henry Smith Charity
Westminster Ward Budget
50,788
7,600
211,833
47,Jl)O
(50,788)
(7,61MI)
(20033)
{47JOO)
60
133
TOTAL FUNDS
50
CoEDpafAtlvei for movement In fund8
Net
movement
in fllnd8
At
31.3.24
At 1.4.23
Unre8trlcted funds
General fiu]d
73.362
(36,082)
37,280
TOTAL FUNDS
36 082)
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PADD￿qGToN LAW CENfRE
NOTES TO THE WINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
lor the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2f125
14.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- ¢ontlnu¢d
Compardtive net movenJ¢nt ill fund%, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming
Tesources
Resources
expended
Movement
in fijnds
UDreBtrlcted fvndi
Gen¢ral fulld
44,405
(80,487)
(36.082)
Restricted fundj
Trust for London
City of Westmin5tcr
The London Community Foundation
The H¢nry Smith Charity
58219
42,323
8,851
{58.219)
(42,323)
18,851)
155693
155693
TOTAL FUNDS
236 180
IS. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related Party transactioM for the ytar ended 31 March 2025.
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