Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

BRIDGING THE BAR

Bridging the Bar is a charity that aims to support aspiring barristers from a range of statistically underrepresentedgroups at the Bar. We exist to bridge the gap between aspiring barristers from non-traditional backgrounds and the skills,experience and networks required to develop a thriving career at the Bar.

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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
01/04/23		£83,455	£102,928	£-19,473	7
01/04/22		£47,947	£37,481	£10,466	8
01/04/21	*	£65,874	£4,245	£61,629	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.bridgingthebar.org

info@bridgingthebar.org

03000300218

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

AARON MAYERS Appointed: 2020

MASS NDOW-NJIE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

MATHEU ARMEL SWALLOW Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2020, number: 1190369

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 7 days late,

Main office

BRIDGING THE BAR
218 STRAND
LONDON
WC2R 1AT
WC2R 1AT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE: THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST THOSE WHO SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO BEING MEMBERS OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY, AT THE BAR OF ENGLAND AND WALES BY:A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

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