Haringey Law Centre

Analysis

Haringey Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01332867). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Haringey Law Centre reported income of £842k and spending of £829k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £361k to £842k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Haringey Law Centre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Resolution Trust (£842k), Trust Property Held in Connection with Brother Servants of the Blessed Virgin Servite Fathers (£843k) and Prison Fellowship (£841k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, trading 46% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £270k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.