BEDINGFIELD'S TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 10 May 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £119,158
Latest expenditure: £167,818
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: RATHBONE TRUST COMPANY, PORT OF LIVERPOOL BUILDING, PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 1NW

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of legal education among the members and students of Gray's Inn

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £119,158
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,818

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £131,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £156,470

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £131,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,905

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £127,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,733

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £127,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,748

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £119,158
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,818
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £131,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £156,470
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £131,961
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,905
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £127,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,733
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £127,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,748
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEDINGFIELD'S TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-05-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: COURT ORDER DATED 3 NOVEMBER 1997
Charitable Objects: TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE FUND:-(1) IN SPONSORING READING (OR LECTURES) ON LEGAL SUBJECTS GIVEN BY PRACTISING BARRISTERS AT GRAY'S INN TO BE KNOWN AS BEDINGFIELD'S READINGS ARRANGED IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRAY'S INN AND IN REMUNERATING THE READERS (OR LECTURES) AND BEDINGFIELD'S TRUSTEES ARE REQUESTED (BUT WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY LEGALLY BINDING OBLIGATION UPON THEM OR RESTRICTING THEIR DIRECTION UNDER CLAUSE 2 ABOVE) REGULARLY TO CONSIDER SPONSORING SUCH READINGS(2) IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND NEWLY CALLED BARRISTERS OF THE INN TO BE KNOWN AS BEDINGFIELD'S SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE AGREED BETWEEN BEDINGFIELD'S TRUSTEES AND GRAY'S INN AND(3) IN PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF GRAY'S INN BY PRACTISING BARRISTERS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures