Islington Law Centre

Analysis

Islington Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01302947). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Islington Law Centre reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £2.0m (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Islington Law Centre sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakwood Youth Challenge (£2.0m), The Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust (£2.0m) and First Steps (Bath) (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.