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Community Advice and Law Service LTD

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Community Advice and Law Service LTD is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Community Advice and Law Service LTD?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£4,171,978
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£4,151,129
Registered charity number
1087214
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
1 Lower Hill Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Community Advice and Law Service LTD (number 1087214) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Community Advice and Law Service LTD do?

Community Advice and Law Service, trading as Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre, provides an independent specialist legal advice service in social welfare law including debt, housing, welfare benefits and immigration. We also provide financial capability support through the Moneywise Living project, energy advice and generalist advice at Foodbanks.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community Advice and Law Service LTD

Answers Community Advice and Law Service LTD gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Community Advice and Law Service LTD's highest-paid staff paid?

Community Advice and Law Service LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Community Advice and Law Service LTD's money come from?

Community Advice and Law Service LTD reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (100%), investments £10k (0%), donations and legacies £1,109 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.2m · 100%
  • Investments£10k · 0%
  • Donations and legacies£1,109 · 0%
  • Trading and fundraising events£240 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Community Advice and Law Service LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Community Advice and Law Service LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04096574 (Companies House)
Also known as
Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre
Previous names on the register
Community Law Service (Leicester & County); Leicester Money Advice LTD
Where it says it operates
Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire · Leicester City · Rutland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Community Advice and Law Service LTD registered for?

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Community Advice and Law Service LTD yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community Advice and Law Service LTD. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Community Advice and Law Service LTD?

  • Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Community Advice and Law Service LTD a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Community Advice and Law Service LTD as a registered charity (number 1087214) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Community Advice and Law Service LTD's charity number?
Community Advice and Law Service LTD's charity number is 1087214. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1087214?
Search 1087214 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Community Advice and Law Service LTD do?
Community Advice and Law Service, trading as Leicester Community Advice and Law Centre, provides an independent specialist legal advice service in social welfare law including debt, housing, welfare benefits and immigration. We also provide financial capability support through the Moneywise Living project, energy advice and generalist advice at Foodbanks.
Does Community Advice and Law Service LTD have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community Advice and Law Service LTD. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Community Advice and Law Service LTD?
Community Advice and Law Service LTD's website listed in our register data is http://www.leicesterlawcentre.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Community Advice and Law Service LTD's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community Advice and Law Service LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Community Advice and Law Service LTD's money come from?
Community Advice and Law Service LTD reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (100%), investments £10k (0%), donations and legacies £1,109 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community Advice and Law Service LTD?
The register records Community Advice and Law Service LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Community Advice and Law Service LTD's trustees paid?
Community Advice and Law Service LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Community Advice and Law Service LTD previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Community Advice and Law Service LTD: Community Law Service (Leicester & County); Leicester Money Advice LTD.
When was Community Advice and Law Service LTD registered as a charity?
Community Advice and Law Service LTD was entered on the register on 28 June 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04096574).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.