COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE (NORTHAMPTON AND COUNTY)

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-03-12.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Auditor

Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd, Statutory Auditor

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “This year the Charity, like many others, has continued to see unprecedented demand on services.”
• “The Charity has a strategic aim of increasing capacity in the advice sector, including developing new staff to deliver much needed advice. This year has seen preparations for the Charity's first Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) approved solicitor training contract. Recruitment is completed and the trainee solicitor commences work from April 2025.”
• “In April, the Charity was also successful in securing funding from West Northamptonshire Council for our Immigration Advice team, which brings valuable resources to offer free immigration advice to local residents.”
• “The Charity's long standing relationship with the British Gas Energy Trust continued into it's tenth year this year, starting delivery on a new 2 year grant.”
• “The start of the year also saw the Charity secure strategic advice grants from both North and West Northamptonshire, in collaboration with local Citizens Advice groups.”
• “In June the Charity was re-awarded a Housing Legal Aid Contract, along with the newer Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service.”
• “Two rounds of the Government's Household Support Fund have enabled the Charity to deliver small amounts of benefit and energy advice.”
• “In October the Charity was honoured to be named Charity of the Year at the NNBN awards.”
• “January saw an award of unrestricted funds from AB Charitable Trust. The Charity is extremely grateful for this, as it gives flexibility to spend the funds on what the Charity needs through the year.”
• “In February, the Charity had a grant award from the Accelerated Response Fund, to build on our relationship with Northamptonshire Carers Association.”
• “Recognising the growing need for advice and casework to challenge benefit decisions and advise on social security tribunals, a successful grant was secured from The Henry Smith Charity to fund a full time benefit adviser. This commenced in January 2025 and has so far delivered 15 complex benefit challenge cases.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +14.3%

  £1,181,938 → £1,350,540

• Cash

  +15.7%

  £304,310 → £352,180

• Net assets

  +35.5%

  £291,530 → £395,145

• Employees

  +15.2%

  33 → 38

• Wages

  +3.8%

  £754,634 → £783,502

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers