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Charity number: 295952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

(a) Relief of poverty by providing legal advice and representation before tribunals and courts in the United Kingdom for those who cannot otherwise afford such advice or representation. (b) Assisting in the education and training of law students, pupils, trainees, junior barristers and solicitors through the delivery of (a) above.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • East Sussex
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Nottingham City
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • F R U (Working name)
  • FRU (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Fealy QC Trustee 30 October 2013
None on record
Fenella Morris QC Trustee 30 October 2013
None on record
SEAN JONES QC Trustee 21 May 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £612.96k £439.59k £356.28k £0 £0
Total expenditure £484.61k £476.73k £425.46k £0 £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £558.57k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £54.39k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £465.14k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £19.47k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £19.38k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A 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 30 September 2024 18 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2023 01 August 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2022 04 August 2023 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 04 August 2023 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 25 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 25 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 23 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 23 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 DECEMBER 1986 MARCH 1994 AND AMENDED 13 APRIL 2005 AND 11 MARCH 2008

Charitable objects

(1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION BEFORE TRIBUNALS AND COURTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD SUCH ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION; AND (2) TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OR LAW STUDENTS, PUPILS, TRAINEES, JUNIOR BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF (1) ABOVE.

Area of benefit

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

ENGLAND AND WALES

Contact information

Address:
1st Floor
10/11 Gray's Inn Square
Gray's Inn
London
WC1R 5JD
Phone:
02076119550
Email:
admin@thefru.org.uk
Website:

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