Norfolk Community Law Service Limited

Analysis

Norfolk Community Law Service Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03524607). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norfolk Community Law Service Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £810k to £1.4m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Norfolk Community Law Service Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strawberry Care Foundation Limited (£1.4m), African Gifted Foundation (£1.4m) and Walk Ministries (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £371k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.