01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 August 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03237309
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £1,186,877
- Latest expenditure
- £1,131,350
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Advocate, IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, LONDON
Website recorded by the regulator: www.weareadvocate.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Bar Pro Bono Unit is a charity which helps to find pro bono (free) legal assistance from volunteer barristers throughout England and Wales.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,186,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,131,350
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,059,492
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,038,863
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £999,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £980,946
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £962,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £914,371
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £865,419
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £562,478
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,186,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,131,350
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,059,492
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,038,863
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 979
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £999,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £980,946
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 900
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £962,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £914,371
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4429
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £865,419
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £562,478
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4300
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1172042
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 14835
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1186877
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £144,524
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £986,826
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1131350
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51361
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1085100
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10520
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £638,871
- Assets Total Fixed
- 59720
- Assets Own Use
- 59720
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £778,037
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £128,279
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £709,478
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 101389
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 26890
- Assets Cash
- £738,887
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 698591
- Funds Restricted
- 10887
- Funds Total
- 709478
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1046500
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 12992
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1059492
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £102,240
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £936,623
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1038863
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 338
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 149782
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 945
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £648,529
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £706,413
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,462
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £653,951
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52462
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £648,446
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 648529
- Funds Restricted
- 5422
- Funds Total
- 653951
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 941576
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 51767
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 6226
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 999569
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £98,226
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £882,720
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 980946
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 98226
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1260
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £630,780
- Assets Total Fixed
- 945
- Assets Own Use
- 945
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £663,904
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £31,527
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £633,322
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31527
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £610,025
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 630780
- Funds Restricted
- 2542
- Funds Total
- 633322
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 882210
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 79465
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1117
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 962792
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £99,218
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £815,153
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 914371
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 99218
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1575
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £604,669
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2205
- Assets Own Use
- 2205
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £640,500
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,006
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £614,699
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28006
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £608,696
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 604699
- Funds Restricted
- 10000
- Funds Total
- 614699
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 800002
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 65168
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 249
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 865419
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £60,387
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £502,091
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 562478
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 65286
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1475
- Gain Loss Investment
- 249
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £561,966
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3780
- Assets Own Use
- 3780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £601,731
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £39,233
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £566,278
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 39233
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £530,787
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 561966
- Funds Restricted
- 4312
- Funds Total
- 566278
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BAR PRO BONO UNIT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-08-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13TH AUGUST 1996
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN RELATION TO THE PROSECUTION OR DEFENCE OF ACTIONS BEFORE THE COURTS AND TRIBUNALS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OR THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR INADEQUATE MEANS ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 608252
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ADVOCATE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures