HOLDSWORTH CLUB OF THE STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 507598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HOLDSWORTH CLUB

The principal objects of the charity are to further the educational aims of the Law School and the professional aims of all students interested in a legal vocation and to promote communication with the legal profession including the judiciary, the Bar and practising solicitors in order to widen the students' knowledge and experience with regard to career opportunities and prospects.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATIONAL POLICY OF THE FACULTY OF LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, AND IN PARTICULAR, BY PROMOTING INTERCOURSE BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL STUDYING IT FROM ITS THEORETICAL AND ACADEMIC ASPECT, AND BY LECTURES OR LEGAL TOPICS OUTSIDE OF THE FORMAL CURRICULUM OF THE COURSE, THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF PAPERS, DEBATES ON LEGAL AND OTHER TOPICS, AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPEAR PRACTICABLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 cash funds of £14,799 with no debts, investments, or liabilities. The trustees report that this cash on hand is sufficient to ensure at least a year of continued activities against the charitable objectives. The document explicitly notes that the charity does not hold 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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BIRMINGHAM LAW SCHOOL
• GEORGE APPLEBEY

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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