Just for Kids Law

What Just for Kids Law does

Just for Kids Law is a UK-registered charity (No. 1121638) founded in 2006 in London by Aika Stephenson and Shauneen Lambe. It provides free legal representation, advice, and advocacy to children and young people aged 10-25 in London who are in contact with the criminal justice system or facing community care issues. Core services include criminal law representation at police stations and courts, community care law advice, public law work (under development), strategic litigation in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, and youth justice campaigning. Sub-brands include the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), which monitors government compliance with children's rights and works with over 100 member organisations UK-wide, and the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC), which provides specialist youth justice law resources and an advice line to practitioners.

Name

Just for Kids Law

Legal name

Just for Kids Law

Website

https://justforkidslaw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Just for Kids Law is a London-based UK charity providing free legal representation, advocacy, and strategic litigation for children and young people aged 10-25 in contact with the criminal justice system, with UK-wide policy reach via CRAE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Legal Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Youth legal services
• Children's rights advocacy
• Criminal legal aid
• Community care law
• Strategic litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organisation relies on individual donations, corporate partnerships, and fundraising activities to fund operations. Donations are accepted via their website with Google Pay and Apple Pay options.
2. Trust and Foundation Funding: Funding from charitable trusts and foundations including Barrow Cadbury Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, BBC Children in Need, Comic Relief, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, and many others to support ongoing charitable activities.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners provide funding and other support including fundraising events, charity of the year nominations, in-kind support, and payroll giving schemes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Just for Kids Law is a registered UK charity that provides free legal representation, advice, and advocacy to children and young people aged 10-25 in London, primarily in criminal law and community care matters. The organisation combines direct legal casework with strategic litigation in higher courts, rights-monitoring research, and youth-led campaigns aimed at systemic reform of the youth justice system.

Product overview

Just for Kids Law is a UK charity offering legal representation, advice, and advocacy services to children and young people aged 10-25 in London. The organization operates a holistic model combining direct legal representation (Criminal Law, Community Care Law, Public Law), youth advocacy, and strategic litigation. Key sub-brands include the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) providing youth justice law resources, and the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) for rights monitoring. The organization also runs campaigns including No Child in Cells and End Child Imprisonment. Note: Housing, immigration, education legal services, and youth advocacy have been transferred to Coram Children's Legal Centre and Coram Voice respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Law Services Legal representation and advice for children and young people (up to age 25) in criminal matters, including police station representation, court representation, and assistance for clients with communication difficulties including SEND and ASD.
• Community Care Law Legal advice and representation for children in contact with the criminal justice system who may also be facing issues related to the care system, including support for looked after children and care leavers.
• Strategic Litigation Legal challenges in higher courts intended to bring about wider changes in law and policy to transform young lives, including cases on joint enterprise, child imprisonment, and children's rights.
• Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) Provides legally accurate information, guidance, training, and an advice line on youth justice law for lawyers, practitioners and parents.
• Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) Monitors government compliance with national and international children's rights laws and works with over 100 member organisations to promote children's rights in England.

Quantifiable outcome

• Law changed to ensure 17-year-olds have right to appropriate adult at police stations (2013)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coram VoicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy service for children and young people in or leaving care, or homeless transferred to Coram Voice. Young people aged up to 25 in these situations are directed to Coram Voice for advocacy support.
• Coram Children's Legal CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing, immigration and education legal services now managed by Coram Children's Legal Centre. Enquiries and referrals for these services directed to [email protected].
• JUSTICEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights charity that jointly endorsed Amendment 43 with Just for Kids Law to prohibit granting children a license to commit crimes in the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill.
• End Child Imprisonment CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Article 39, Howard League, Inquest, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, NAYJ calling for closure of England's child prisons and child rights-centred approach to youth justice.
• Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRAE became part of Just for Kids Law in 2015 to enhance research, policy and lobbying work. Works with over 100 member organisations to promote children's rights and monitor government implementation of UNCRC.
• Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2015 as part of Just for Kids Law to provide legally accurate information, guidance and training on youth justice law. Became independent CIC in August 2023 but retains strong links with JfKL.
• We BelongminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung migrant-led organisation established in 2019 by former Let us Learn campaigners from Just for Kids Law. First UK charity led by young migrants, focused on rights of young UK migrants.
• Doughty Street ChambersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBarristers including Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, Sam Jacobs and Mary-Rachel McCabe from Doughty Street Chambers worked with JfKL on the children as spies legal challenge.
• Change It! CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign led by children and young people who have experienced living in unsafe temporary accommodation. 26 members aged 8-20 from across England advocating for children in housing crisis.
• Garden Court ChambersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGarden Court Chambers Special Fund provides funding support to Just for Kids Law.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Article 39: UK charity dedicated to children's rights in custody and institutional settings. Coalition partner with JfKL in the End Child Imprisonment coalition and directly comparable in its strategic litigation, policy and rights-monitoring model.
• Youth Justice Legal Centre: Community Interest Company spun out of Just for Kids Law in August 2023 providing specialist training, advice line and resources on youth justice law. Closest peer in terms of mission, methodology and content offering for lawyers and practitioners.
• Coram Voice: UK charity that took over JfKL's advocacy service for children in or leaving care in 2023. Operates a directly comparable independent advocacy model for looked-after children and care leavers with overlapping funder base.
• National Association for Youth Justice (NAYJ): UK membership organisation campaigning for a child-rights-centred youth justice system. Coalition partner in End Child Imprisonment and operates in the same youth justice advocacy and policy space as JfKL.
• Youth Access: UK membership body for youth information, advice and counselling services. Operates in the same youth legal advice and holistic support space as JfKL's pre-2023 advocacy work, with overlapping funder base and policy advocacy.
• Coram Children's Legal Centre: Specialist UK children's legal charity that took over JfKL's housing, immigration and education legal services in 2023. Provides directly comparable migrant children and family legal services, with overlapping client base and referral relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: UK criminal justice research and policy charity, coalition partner in End Child Imprisonment. Operates across the full breadth of criminal justice with overlapping policy and research remit but broader adult-focused scope.
• The Children's Society: Major UK children's charity providing support services and advocacy across a wider portfolio (county lines, exploitation, mental health). Operates with overlapping beneficiary base and policy advocacy on children's rights.
• Howard League for Penal Reform: UK penal reform charity that awards the Community Awards in which JfKL won Organisation of the Year 2018. Operates across the full breadth of criminal justice (not youth-specific) and engages in strategic litigation and policy advocacy in overlapping areas.

Regional players

• Inquest: UK charity providing expertise on state-related deaths with a particular focus on deaths in custody, including of children. Coalitions with JfKL on youth custody issues and operates comparable strategic litigation in the criminal justice space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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