Tower Hamlets Law Centre

Analysis

Tower Hamlets Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01720518). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tower Hamlets Law Centre reported income of £675k and spending of £680k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £555k to £675k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Tower Hamlets 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 Disability Equality (NW) (£675k), Citizens Advice Bureau Tendring (£676k) and Com Church (£675k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50% and charitable activities 50%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £269k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.