East London Community Law Service

Analysis

East London Community Law Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03370871). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, East London Community Law Service reported income of £28k and spending of £33k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £33k to £28k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East London Community Law Service sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heelands Rangers FC (£28k), International Society for Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology (£28k) and Helmsley Recreational Charity (£28k).