MIDDLE TEMPLE CHARITY

Registered charity 1205068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity exists to advance education and learning in the administration and practice of the law and related disciplines, to maintain and preserve the heritage of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, to promote the sound administration of the law, and to promote diversity in the provision of advocacy and related legal services.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND PRACTICE OF THE LAW AND RELATED DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING TRAINING, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AWARDS, AND PROMOTING, UNDERTAKING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH; 2. TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, REPAIR, UPKEEP AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TEMPLE, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS LAND, BUILDINGS, ASSETS, ARTEFACTS OR OTHER PROPERTY WHICH ARE VALUABLE FROM A HERITAGE PERSPECTIVE;3. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW, INCLUDING BY:3.1 PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT THE RULE OF LAW; AND3.2 IDENTIFYING, ARTICULATING AND PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND RELATED LEGAL SERVICES;4. TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND RELATED LEGAL SERVICES;IN EACH CASE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £493,344, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £100,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity is in its early stages of development with low income and expenditure, but maintains strong operational resilience through its substantial cash reserves.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 12.6% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Right Hon. The Lord Ian Duncan Burnett of Maldonchair
• Dame Kathryn Mary Thirlwall DBE
• Karyl Anne Nairn KC
• LAUREN ASHLEY SUDING
• Leona Harrison
• Marcia Shekerdemian QC
• NICHOLAS LIONEL HARDWICK · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rebecca Cecelia Major · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Right Hon. Sir Stephen Males

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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