THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND

Charity number: 282719
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main object of the Society is the advancement of legal education and scholarship in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £310,083
Total expenditure: £334,895

People

30 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 July 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SOCIETY OF PUBLIC TEACHERS OF LAW (Previous name)
  • THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS (Previous name)
  • THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

30 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Peter Dunne Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Dr Gaofeng Meng Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Professor Simon Sneddon Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Dr Clare James Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Dr John Picton Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Professor Joan Loughrey Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Dr David Barrett Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Dr Philippa Collins Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Professor Phillip Johnson Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Professor Tanya Aplin Trustee 01 October 2024
THE MODERN LAW REVIEW LIMITED
Received: On time
Dr Sarah White Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Dr Can Eken Trustee 29 June 2023
None on record
Dr Claire Bessant Trustee 29 June 2023
None on record
Dr Noreen O'Meara Trustee 29 June 2023
None on record
Professor Paul Beaumont Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Dr Rachael Walsh Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Dr Niamh Dunne Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Professor Rachel Cahill-O'Callaghan Trustee 01 October 2022
SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Dr Eloise Ellis Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Professor Anne Davies Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Professor Claudina Richards Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Dr Brian Christopher Jones Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Dr Ruvi Ziegler Trustee 24 January 2020
None on record
Professor Nicola Wake Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
Dr Marek Martyniszyn Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
Professor Duncan Kenneth Sheehan Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
Dr Desmond Ryan Trustee 01 October 2016
None on record
PROFESSOR ALAN PATERSON Trustee 04 March 2014
None on record
PROF SARAH WORTHINGTON Trustee 31 July 2013
None on record
PROFESSOR NIGEL PAUL GRAVELLS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £259.67k £188.57k £265.28k £314.24k £310.08k
Total expenditure £238.81k £143.89k £250.34k £310.94k £334.90k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £10.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 23 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 27 March 2025 On time
Annual return 31 May 2023 30 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 30 March 2024 On time
Annual return 31 May 2022 28 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 28 March 2023 On time
Annual return 31 May 2021 07 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 07 March 2022 On time
Annual return 31 May 2020 29 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 29 March 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RULES ADOPTED 25 FEBRUARY 2004 AS AMENDED 8 SEPTEMBER 2005 . as amended on 02 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

ADVANCEMENT OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Society of Legal Scholars
PO Box 3017
Bristol
BS6 9HJ
Phone:
07398 032393
Email:
admin@legalscholars.ac.uk
Website:

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