Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified

THE BARRISTERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION 

General purposes. Make grants and loans to individuals; provide finance, services and information.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,273,868 available, equivalent to 210 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 19 years

www.the-bba.com

nicky@the-bba.com

02072424761

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£986£702£284£0£12,563£12,274209.820
31/12/21£669£975£-306£0£13,426£13,426165.220
31/12/20£1,843£1,291£552£0£12,918£12,918120.120
31/12/19£570£428£142£35£12,090£12,090339.120
31/12/18£559£614£-56£36£11,099£11,099216.820
31/12/17£502£712£-211£35£11,578£11,57819520
31/12/16£555£660£-105£32£11,322£11,322205.720
31/12/15£814£478£335£60£10,826£10,826271.520
31/12/14£590£426£164£52£10,375£10,375291.920
31/12/13*£512£498£14£49£5,613£5,613135.320
31/12/12£635£540£96£81£885£88519.720
31/12/11*£694£573£121£13£8,896£8,896186.420
31/12/10?*£589£618£-29£22£8,943£8,943173.620
31/12/08*£620£578£42£16£7,813£3,47572.120
31/12/07?*£591£633£-42£13£8,633£4,99694.820
31/12/05*£804£583£221£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 209.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 72 months
Quick Ratio: 19.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 2 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-87
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2004, number: 1106768
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2004, number: 05284271
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR13: 111 days late, AR11: 22 days late, AR10: 127 days late, AR08: 19 days late, AR07: 138 days late, AR05: 325 days late,
Main office

The Barristers Benevolent Associati
14 Gray's Inn Square
LONDON
WC1R 5JP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO HELP NEEDY AND DESERVING MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH BAR WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN PRACTICE IN ENGLAND OR WALES, THEIR HUSBANDS OR WIVES, WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS, CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THEY ARE OR WERE IN A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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