01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 October 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 15183999
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £47,465
- Latest expenditure
- £51,240
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Middle Temple, Ashley Building, Middle Temple, London, EC4Y 9BT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.middletemplecharity.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity exists to advance education and learning in the administration and practice of the law and related disciplines, to maintain and preserve the heritage of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, to promote the sound administration of the law, and to promote diversity in the provision of advocacy and related legal services.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £47,465
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,240
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £572,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,000
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £47,465
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,240
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £572,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,000
- 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
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 557000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 572000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £72,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 3000
- Expenditure Total
- 75000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £497,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £541,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £44,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £497,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 44000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £476,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 482000
- Funds Restricted
- 15000
- Funds Total
- 497000
- Count Employees
- 0
- 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
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MIDDLE TEMPLE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-10-05T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 OCT 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND PRACTICE OF THE LAW AND RELATED DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING TRAINING, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AWARDS, AND PROMOTING, UNDERTAKING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH; 2. TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, REPAIR, UPKEEP AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TEMPLE, INCLUDING ANY OF ITS LAND, BUILDINGS, ASSETS, ARTEFACTS OR OTHER PROPERTY WHICH ARE VALUABLE FROM A HERITAGE PERSPECTIVE;3. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW, INCLUDING BY:3.1 PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT THE RULE OF LAW; AND3.2 IDENTIFYING, ARTICULATING AND PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND RELATED LEGAL SERVICES;4. TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND RELATED LEGAL SERVICES;IN EACH CASE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests