LAWYERS 4 LEARNERS

Registered charity 1211272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We delivery public speaking workshops in state schools, delivered by lawyers and legal professionals. Our workshops follow the format of a mock trial to help pupils to be more confident speaking publicly but also to improve their critical thinking, argument forming, negotiating and debating skills. It is an opportunity for pupils to learn more about the law itself and careers within it.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF STATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE PRIMARILY THROUGH:A) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES, AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, IMPROVE ORACY, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTATIONAL ABILITIES;C) PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND SUPPORT WITH ACCESSING WORK EXPERIENCE.

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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Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports a net deficit of £1,170.17 with total liabilities of £5,272.92 exceeding total assets of £4,102.75. The trustees state that fundraising remains a going concern but acknowledge that reserves are below their stated policy target of holding 3-6 months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Corporate Sponsorship (65% of income)
“Corporate Sponsorship £24,000.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Net Position £(1170.17) We aim to have 3 - 6 months running costs in reserves in order that there is time for more fundraising or that the charity could wind down if the trustees see fit.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Fundraising remains a going concern however with a year behind us we feel more fundraising opportunities will be open to us.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Centrica is a related party (founding sponsor, trustee connection implied by 'Pret coffee with Centrica' and volunteer source), but the specific transaction amount is not explicitly stated as a single line item in the summary accounts, only aggregated in income.
“Principal source of funds was our founding sponsor, Centrica, who accounted for around 50% of our income this year with two donations totalling £20,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
31/08/2025£37k£33k

Common questions

Is LAWYERS 4 LEARNERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports a net deficit of £1,170.17 with total liabilities of £5,272.92 exceeding total assets of £4,102.75. The trustees state that fundraising remains a going concern but acknowledge that reserves are below their stated policy target of holding 3-6 months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LAWYERS 4 LEARNERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LAWYERS 4 LEARNERS as a grant recipient include DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2026£5kGrant to organisation