Southwark Law Centre

Analysis

Southwark Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01418763). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southwark Law Centre reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.7m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southwark Law Centre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Westminster Foundation (£2.7m), Age Connects West Midlands (£2.7m) and Manchester Hachnosas Kalloh Fund (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £877k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.