THE MAGISTRATES ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 216066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Promoting awareness of magistrates/the magistrates' courts serviceDeveloping guidance/protocols to improve the delivery of justice in Magistrates' courtsProviding information/advice to magistratesConsulting magistrates/responding to proposals which affect the delivery of justiceEducating the public through community-based presentations, publications and events
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £365,209 for the year ended 30 June 2025, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £862,423. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,503,220, which exceeds the stated minimum target of £1,200,000, providing resilience during the business change programme.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £1,200,000 (held: £2.5m)
“The target minimum level of free central reserves of £1,200,000 was maintained as trustees continue to consider it adequate” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~39.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- David Ford JPchair
- Ben Paolozzi
- Jacqueline MacDonald-Davis JP
- Luke Sambridge
- Patricia White
- Patricia Willmott JP
- Paul Taylor
- Robert Hawkins
- Sarah Butters
- Sarah Clarke JP
- Tracy Sortwell
- Valerie Castell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE MAGISTRATES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £365,209 for the year ended 30 June 2025, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £862,423. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,503,220, which exceeds the stated minimum target of £1,200,000, providing resilience during the business change programme. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.
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