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East London Community Law Service

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East London Community Law Service is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about East London Community Law Service?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£41,692
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£34,282
Registered charity number
1064266
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
702 High Road Leyton
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

East London Community Law Service (number 1064266) 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 East London Community Law Service do?

1.Provide free advice, information and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and others in matters of asylum, immigration, housing, debt ,welfare benefits, hate crime and domestic violence, education, training and employment.2. Low rate fee paying service in imigration is available for clients, who are not eligible for public funding.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for East London Community Law Service

Answers East London Community Law Service 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 East London Community Law Service's highest-paid staff paid?

East London Community Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

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

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

The register records East London Community Law Service 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

East London Community Law Service'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
03370871 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Refugee Advice Centre
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

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; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.

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 East London Community Law Service registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for East London Community Law Service yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score East London Community Law Service. 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 East London Community Law Service?

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Frequently asked questions

Is East London Community Law Service a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists East London Community Law Service as a registered charity (number 1064266) 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 East London Community Law Service's charity number?
East London Community Law Service's charity number is 1064266. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1064266?
Search 1064266 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 East London Community Law Service do?
1.Provide free advice, information and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and others in matters of asylum, immigration, housing, debt ,welfare benefits, hate crime and domestic violence, education, training and employment.2. Low rate fee paying service in imigration is available for clients, who are not eligible for public funding.
Does East London Community Law Service have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for East London Community Law Service. 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 East London Community Law Service?
East London Community Law Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.eastlondoncommunitylawservice.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 East London Community Law Service's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. East London Community Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to East London Community Law Service?
The register records East London Community Law Service 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 East London Community Law Service's trustees paid?
East London Community Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was East London Community Law Service previously called?
The register lists this previous name for East London Community Law Service: Refugee Advice Centre.
When was East London Community Law Service registered as a charity?
East London Community Law Service was entered on the register on 8 September 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03370871).

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.