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Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education

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Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£581,256
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£601,641
Registered charity number
1143589
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
4th Floor
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education (number 1143589) 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education do?

Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education works to ensure that ordinary people have the knowledge, confidence and practical skills that they need to deal with the law-related issues they encounter in the course of their lives.We support organisations to deliver public legal education, undertake research, and promote awareness and understanding of the need for legal capability.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education

Answers Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's highest-paid staff paid?

Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,0001

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

Where does Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's money come from?

Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education reported £581k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £492k (85%), donations and legacies £89k (15%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£492k · 85%
  • Donations and legacies£89k · 15%

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

The register records Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education 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

Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education'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
07695486 (Companies House)
Also known as
Law for Life; Advicenow
Previous names on the register
The Foundation for Public Legal Education
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education as a registered charity (number 1143589) 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's charity number?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's charity number is 1143589. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1143589?
Search 1143589 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education do?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education works to ensure that ordinary people have the knowledge, confidence and practical skills that they need to deal with the law-related issues they encounter in the course of their lives.We support organisations to deliver public legal education, undertake research, and promote awareness and understanding of the need for legal capability.
Does Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education. 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's website listed in our register data is http://www.advicenow.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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's money come from?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education reported £581k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £492k (85%), donations and legacies £89k (15%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education?
The register records Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education 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 Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's trustees paid?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education: The Foundation for Public Legal Education.
When was Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education registered as a charity?
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education was entered on the register on 30 August 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07695486).

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.