EDWARD CONNOR SOLICITORS

Registered charity 1175305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDWARD CONNOR LIMITED

Edward Connor Solicitor seeks to achieve its objects by providing legal advice, trustee training andpractical advice services to churches, charities and organisations who are inagreement with, and conduct their affairs consistently with, the Statement of Faith. Further, an advice line is provided to all FIEC churches, providing 30 minutes of free advice on any matter.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £109,133 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £380,494. The trustees attribute this to inflationary costs and investment for growth that were not fully offset by income, but confirm that the deficit was absorbed within existing reserve levels. Per the auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Largest income source: Fees received from legal advice provided (100% of income)
“Fees received from legal advice provided 1,231,444”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by The Rowleys Partnership Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£364k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£1.2m£1.3m
29/02/2024£1.2m£1.2m
28/02/2023£1.0m£1.0m
28/02/2022£944k£835k
28/02/2021£750k£682k

Common questions

Is EDWARD CONNOR SOLICITORS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £109,133 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £380,494. The trustees attribute this to inflationary costs and investment for growth that were not fully offset by income, but confirm that the deficit was absorbed within existing reserve levels. Per the auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by The Rowleys Partnership Ltd.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDWARD CONNOR SOLICITORS£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt
ADVICE UK FY2025£5.4m——below—no doubt
Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE FREE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL (INCORPORATED) FY2025£240k—0unclear—noted
MID SUFFOLK CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.