Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    THE CITY SOLICITORS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

    The Charity operates: 1. City Solicitors' Horizons- a social mobility initiative aimed at improving access to the legal profession for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds: https://www.citysolicitorshorizons.org/2. SWSQF - provides assistance to those wishing to train towork in social welfare law: https://www.citysolicitors.org.uk/social-welfare-solicitor-qualification-fund/
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/10/23£237£277£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/22£390£318£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/21£103£110£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/20£100£91£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/19£16£99£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/18£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/17£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/16£354£355£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/15£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/14£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/13£11£2£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/12£10£3£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/10/11£531£456£75£4£120£1203.200
    31/10/10£636£601£35£6£45£450.900
    31/10/09£671£793£-122£20£10£90.100
    31/10/08£579£766£-187£25£132£3000

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 17 years

    https://www.citysolicitors.org/charity/city-s

    mail@citysolicitors.org.uk

    02073292173

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to City Solicitors' Educational Trust
    £10,000 27/11/2023
    As directed by the donor towards the Social Welfare Solicitors' Qualification Fund (SWSQF) one of two initiatives run by City Solicitors Educational Trust to support those from diverse and disadvantage communities who wish to work in the legal ....more
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to City Solicitors' Educational Trust
    £10,000 24/01/2023
    As directed by the donor towards the Social Welfare Solicitors' Qualification Fund (SWSQF) one of two initiatives run by City Solicitors Educational Trust to support those from diverse and disadvantage communities who wish to work in the legal ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE CITY OF LONDON SOLICITORS' COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2007, number: 1121091
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    16 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    4 COLLEGE HILL
    LONDON
    EC4R 2RB

    Objectives

    2.2 THE OBJECTS ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF LAW IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; AND (B) TO ADVANCE OR FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATIONALLY IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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