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Disability LAW Service

Registered charity 280805 Registered since 1980

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

5
trustees on the board
4y median 4y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
10.6y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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

Other services 2

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Contact

Websitewww.dls.org.uk
Emailadvice@dls.org.uk
Phone02077919800
AddressDisability Law Service, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR

Finances

£899,247 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£623,871£593,696
2022£655,759£668,893
2023£849,602£716,166
2024£850,126£844,684
2025£899,247£925,554

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

For the public benefit and for general charitable purposes according to the laws of England and Wales and in particular, but not exclusively, for the promotion of equality, diversity, independence, and health of disabled people including, but not exclusively, by way of: the provision of free legal and other advice to disabled people; the provision of free legal representation for disabled people; the provision of free legal and other advice to those in poverty where to do so is part of a wider project that benefits disabled people; advocating for changes in law or policy or the way in which they are implemented where to do so will advance the interests of disabled people; the education of others about disabled people.

Governing document: INCORPORATED 11/01/1979AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/01/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/10/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/03/2002NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/01/2011 as amended on 21 Apr 2020

Trustees (5)

5trustees
47median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Disability LAW Service · 01408520 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 11/01/1979

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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