Camden Community Law Centre

Analysis

Camden Community Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01854266). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Camden Community Law Centre reported income of £641k and spending of £504k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £572k to £641k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camden Community Law Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harlow Citizens Advice Bureau Limited (£640k), Child Rights International Network - Crin (£642k) and Caritas Social Action (£638k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 4.3% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £920k would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.