Registered charity · Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight LAW Centre
- 3 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Isle Of Wight
- Website
- www.iowlawcentre.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022£145k£253k
- 2021£261k£257k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts 69%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4.1 TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT LAW CENTRE IN THE AREA OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT (AS CONSTITUTED FROM TIME TO TIME) (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE DESIGNATED AREA") TO RELIEVE CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY THE PROVISION OF A LEGAL SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED OF IT; AND4.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS LIVING, WORKING OR CONNECTED WITH THE DESIGNATED AREA BY THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND THE PRACTICE OF THE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, HAVING REGARD ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AREAS OF THE LAW WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO POOR PEOPLE OR ARE DIRECTED TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.
Grants received
11 grants · £853,962 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £601,217 (4 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £147,000 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £75,745 (2 grants)
- A B Charitable Trust · £30,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Fiona Jill Gwinnett since 2010
- Jonathan Francis Bacon
- Michael Carey since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Fiona Jill Gwinnett since 2010
- Michael Carey since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Jonathan Francis Bacon
- Michael Carey since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Fiona Jill Gwinnett since 2010
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1102853
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2003
- Contact on the register
- 01983524715 · iowlc@iowlc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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