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South Westminster Legal Advice Centre CIO

Registered charity 1180716 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: City Of Westminster

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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.

9
trustees on the board
5.1y median 5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
8.4y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1

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Contact

Websitewww.swlac.org
EmailSWLAC@live.com
Phone00
AddressThe Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, LONDON, SW1P 3BU

Finances

£73,380 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£22,096£19,577
2021£25,453£12,737
2022£37,444£34,442
2023£29,326£27,029
2024£73,380£23,394

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO HOLD THE FUNDS OF THE CIO TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS, THOSE BEING FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE BEING RESIDENT IN OR EMPLOYED IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING TO SUCH PERSONS LEGAL SERVICES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH LACK OF MEANSAND WITHOUT WISHING TO RESTRICT THE GENERAL TERMS OF THE WORDS "LEGAL SERVICES" AS USED ABOVE, THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH:(1) ANY CONTENTIOUS OR NON-CONTENTIOUS LEGAL WORK OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING THE PROSECUTION OF, OR DEFENCE OF ANY CIVIL OR FAMILY OR CRIMINAL CAUSES, CLAIMS OR INTERESTS (INCLUDING THE CHALLENGE OF EXECUTIVE ACTION) IN ANY COURT, TRIBUNAL, ARBITRATION, OR OTHER PLACE SET UP FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES, AND ANY APPEALS FROM ANY SUCH DECISIONS; AND(2) ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OR AS A RESULT OF DEBT, SICKNESS, POOR HOUSING, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, LOW INCOME, MATRIMONIAL BREAKDOWN, DISCRIMINATION, FAILURE TO OBTAIN WELFARE OR OTHER STATE ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE FULL AMOUNT TO WHICH SUCH PERSONS MAY BE ENTITLED, OR CLAIMS OR CLAWBACKS OF SUCH ALLOWANCES OR BENEFITS.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Nov 2018

Trustees (9)

9trustees
65median age
0aged 70+

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