THE SLYNN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1072703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LORD SLYNN OF HADLEY EUROPEAN LAW FOUNDATION

The foundation was established to provide support advice to countries of Europe and other parts of the world. This is done through lectures and seminars to lawyers in these countries, and to create and award fellowships, to help promising young lawyers to spend a period in London gaining .useful practical experience .

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,158 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £94,028. The trustees note that reserves of £58,433 remain above their stated policy target of £25,000, though unrestricted funds have declined from the previous year. The filing expresses a positive outlook for the coming year despite lower project activity and income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office — “The Foundation has attracted funding for specific projects from the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office most recently through the FC…” (source page)
• British Council — “The Foundation has attracted funding for specific projects from the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office most recently through the FC…” (source page)
• British Association for Central and Eastern Europe — “and in earlier years from the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe and the Lord Chancellor’s Department.” (source page)
• Lord Chancellor’s Department — “and in earlier years from the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe and the Lord Chancellor’s Department.” (source page)
• EU Ukrainian Business Council — “Some of its programmes have been funded from EU sources including the EU Ukrainian Business Council and EUPOL COPPS” (source page)
• EUPOL COPPS — “Some of its programmes have been funded from EU sources including the EU Ukrainian Business Council and EUPOL COPPS (the EU’s Rule of Law mi…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Scott
• Benjamin Phillip Matthew Yallop JP
• Claire Ann Lindley
• His Hon Sir Howard Morrison
• Julian Acratopulo
• Merethe Borge MacLeod
• Professor David Ormerod CBE KC Hon
• Roger James Coventry
• Simon Smith
• The Hon Mr Justice Mark Horner
• The Hon Mrs Justice Maura Patricia McGowan
• The Hon Mrs Justice Sara Cockerill
• The Rt Hon Lady Leoona Dorrian
• The Rt Hon Sir David Bean
• The Rt Hon Sir Stephen John Irwin
• The Rt Hon Vivien Rose DBE PC
• Walter James Wolffe

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Albania · Bahrain · Eritrea · Georgia · Macedonia · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout London · Ukraine

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