JUSTICE BASE

Registered charity 1153878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objective is to support national lawyers in their efforts to promote the rule of law through a range of means including: forming of partnerships with local leaders and organisations, conducting rule of law needs assessments, developing educational and legal materials and resources, organising workshops, and providing specialist legal advice and services.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(1) PROMOTE THE SOUND DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND SERVICES; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF MATERIALS, MONEY AND OTHER RESOURCES; AND (C) CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(2) PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ("UDHR") AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND IN REGIONAL CODES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND SERVICES; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF MATERIALS, MONEY AND OTHER RESOURCES; AND (C) CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(D) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. (E) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION.IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.(3) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND SERVICES; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF MATERIALS, MONEY AND OTHER RESOURCES; AND (C) CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported income of GBP 725,604 and expenses of GBP 721,264 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in free reserves of GBP 193,411. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed the stated policy target of approximately £120,000, representing three months' expenditure. Furthermore, the trustees have assessed the charity's financial position and concluded there is no significant doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES BLEEHEN
• Laura Elizabeth Milne
• Matthew Bugher

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

Operates in: Burma

Income and spending

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