Harrow Law Centre
Analysis
Harrow Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07126773). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Harrow Law Centre reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £738k to £1.0m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Harrow Law Centre sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Drinks Trust (£1.0m), Teen Challenge London (£1.0m) and Eastside Community Trust (£1.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £308k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
a) the relief of financial hardship by the provision of free, independent legal advice and assistance to person who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such advice;b) public legal education
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Drinks Trust | London | £1.0m |
| Teen Challenge London | Ilford | £1.0m |
| Eastside Community Trust | Bristol | £1.0m |
| British Emunah Fund | London | £1.0m |