THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT

Charity Number: 1161471
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Legal educational charity concerned with family law - 'we make family justice clearer'. We produce online and downloadable materials about family justice, family court cases and judgments and family law. We facilitate events about family law and transparency issues and participate in and promote public debate about these topics.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £2,205
Total expenditure: £2,241

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal charity financial controls 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucy Emma Reed KC Chair 29 March 2022
None on record
Polly Elizabeth Morgan Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
Paul Magrath Trustee 08 September 2020
None on record
JULIE DOUGHTY Trustee 24 April 2018
FAMILY MEDIATION CYMRU
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £29.58k £9.26k £2.06k £1.04k £2.21k
Total expenditure £26.96k £7.29k £8.04k £5.24k £2.24k
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

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 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 29 Apr 2015 as amended on 25 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF FAMILY LAW AND ITS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE WORK OF THE FAMILY COURTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF BALANCED, ACCURATE AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK OF FAMILY COURTS AND THE FACILITATING OF PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES WHICH ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF VIEWPOINTS. 2) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR, FAMILY LAW, BY ENCOURAGING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRANSPARENCY OF PROCESSES IN THE FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEM, CONTRIBUTING TO PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION CONCERNING FAMILY LAW AND MATTERS OF FAMILY JUSTICE, ENHANCING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN MATTERS OF FAMILY LAW AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
5 West Croft
Clevedon
BS21 7TZ
Phone:
07967998226
Email:
info@transparencyproject.org.uk
Website:

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