South Wales Law Centre

Analysis

South Wales Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07550894). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Wales Law Centre reported income of £299k and spending of £333k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £441k to £299k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Wales Law Centre sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smart Works North East (£299k), Vinelife Church Manchester (£299k) and The Neu Trust Fund Limited (£299k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.