CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRITISH AND IRISH LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1084803 · organisation 3973083

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 January 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04131252
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£156,272
Latest expenditure
£199,632
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES, CHARLES CLORE HOUSE, 17 RUSSELL SQUARE, LONDON, WC1B 5DR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bailii.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet. BAILII is hosted in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and the Law Faculty, University College Cork.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£156,272
Total Gross Expenditure
£199,632
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
5 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
5 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£176,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£195,890
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£195,626
Total Gross Expenditure
£223,649
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
23 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
23 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£187,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£232,577
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
23 August 2021
Date Accounts Received
23 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£239,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£221,939

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
28 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£156,272
Total Gross Expenditure
£199,632
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
5 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£176,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£195,890
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£195,626
Total Gross Expenditure
£223,649
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
41667
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
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
23 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£187,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£232,577
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
50000
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
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
23 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£239,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£221,939
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
50000
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
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRITISH AND IRISH LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-01-30T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 27 DECEMBER 2000 as amended on 24 Jun 2022
Charitable Objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW BY:- (A) THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE SEARCHABLE AND REGULARLY-UPDATED INTERNET SITES ON WHICH ACCURATELY-RECORDED CASE LAW, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEGISLATION AND TREATIES FROM OR AFFECTING THE JURISDICTIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND ASSOCIATED JURISDICTIONS ARE MAINTAINED TOGETHER WITH COMMENTARY ANALYSIS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF LINKS TO SIMILAR SOURCES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND (B) SUCH OTHER MEANS OF PROVIDING FREE OR INEXPENSIVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGAL TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES OF ALL KINDS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; AND (2) TO ADVANCE LEGAL EDUCATION BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LEGAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
419718
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAILII

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures