--- title: "Derbyshire Law Centre LTD charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 84/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.3m · 100% on charitable activities. Reg 702419." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/derbyshire-law-centre-ltd retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:41:44.243Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD a good charity? Derbyshire Law Centre LTD scores 84/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.3m total income, 100% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Sheffield · S40 1NU | Reg [702419](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/derbyshire-law-centre-ltd) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://derbyshirelawcentre.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/702419) Donate ## How can you give to DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://derbyshirelawcentre.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=702419) ## What does Derbyshire Law Centre LTD do? Derbyshire Law Centre LTD is a registered charity (no. 702419) working in legal advice in Sheffield · S40 1NU. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 4 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Derbyshire Law Centre LTD hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=derbyshire-law-centre-ltd) **In short:** DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD scores 84 out of 100 (4 stars). 100% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD? Derbyshire Law Centre LTD has a Clarity Score of 84 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 702419. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Legal advice. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.3m, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 4 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 84/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 100% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £1.3m Latest year 2025 Reserves 4 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · 2% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)65thpercentile **Scores higher than 65% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 84/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Legal advice charities27thpercentile **Scores higher than 27% of 48 charities in this cause** · 84/100 vs 86 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 15 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 4 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 8/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 30% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 52 volunteers / 34 staff · 8/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's Clarity Score? 84/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 87/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 80/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight15 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 Reserves (months of cash)4 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth8/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets30% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio52 volunteers / 34 staff · 8/10 pts ## How much does Derbyshire Law Centre LTD raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.3m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.3m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.3m | 100% | | Governance & admin | £40k | 3% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.3m spent - Charitable activities100% · £1.3m - Governance3% · £40k ## What trust indicators does Derbyshire Law Centre LTD have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - — Trustee board size (3–12) 15 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 34 employees · 52 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 702419 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/702419) ### Trustees & officers - DAVID ROLAND SHAW since 2013 - ANGELA MARGARET SUSANNE WEBSTER LCCMD since 2018 - Robert William Busby since 2019 - Elaine Tidd since 2019 - Mick Wilson since 2019 - Martin Stone since 2023 - Robert Southwell since 2024 - Philip John Smith since 2024 - Derrick Skinner since 2024 - Benjamin Youngs since 2025 - Jennifer Calverley since 2025 - Nigel Barker since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Derbyshire Law Centre LTD? Overall score 84/100 (4★) Income £1.3m Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 702419 Scope Local (sheffield) Reserves 4 months Trustees 15 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD a legitimate charity? + Yes — Derbyshire Law Centre LTD is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 702419). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/702419. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's charity number? + Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's charity number is 702419. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's charity rating? + Derbyshire Law Centre LTD scores 84 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Derbyshire Law Centre LTD have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Derbyshire Law Centre LTD. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Derbyshire Law Centre LTD? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 2% of total expenditure at Derbyshire Law Centre LTD. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Derbyshire Law Centre LTD receive? + Derbyshire Law Centre LTD reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Derbyshire Law Centre LTD based? + Derbyshire Law Centre LTD is listed at Sheffield · S40 1NU, focused on legal advice. How does CharityCompare score Derbyshire Law Centre LTD? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Derbyshire Law Centre LTD's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.