North Kensington Law Centre

Analysis

North Kensington Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater London. It was registered in April 1980, 46 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 01480110). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Kensington Law Centre reported income of £705k and spending of £606k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £617k to £705k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North Kensington Law Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include KHG (£704k), Boots Benevolent Fund (£705k) and Hugh Sexey's Hospital (£704k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £664k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.