## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Bar and Mooting Society of King’s College London** ## **Charity registration number: 1168665** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Provide vocational training, including advocacy
training, workshops and support with job
applications. Provide students with the
information necessary to make informed career
choices and increase awareness about
professional opportunities in the legal profession
and beyond. Enable students to meet with and
learn from the alumni of the college and other
experienced professionals| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|Advanced the education of the students at King's
College London by providing them with mooting
training and workshops, mooting competitions,
advocacy training, educational events whose
main purpose is to educate the students about
access to the legal profession in England and
Wales and elsewhere, and by organising
networking events with barristers and judges to
bridge the gap between university and legal
practice for the charity's members.| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In observance of the requirements set forth in s
17(5) of the Charities Act, the trustees have
always had regard to the guidance on public
benefit published by the Charity Commission
whenexercisingtheir trustpowersand duties.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grants are only made in accordance with the
wishes of the donor to our grant. All grants are
made in order to facilitate and further the
education of KCL students towards a career at
the English and Welsh Bar.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |||| Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|The Society entered into various sponsorship
agreements with barristers' chambers, Inns of
Court, and educational organisations in London
to support the provision of vocational training
and to provide for networking opportunities with
members of the legal profession.
The Society organised various online and in-
person events, workshops, and networking
sessions enabling students to connect with legal
professionals from various practice areas and
learn more about different paths to the Bar.
The Society organised various mooting
competitions which allowed for students to
practice their oral advocacy skills in the legal
context and network with various legal
professionals and academics.
**As a result, the Society has been recognised by**
**LawCareers.Net as the Best Society for**
**Aspiring Barristers and the Best Society for**
**Mooting in the UK.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|In accordance with the Society's governing
documents, the trustees are bound to hold a
minimum amount of £5,000 in reserve in a
savings account in the Society's name.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of the period, the Society held a
reserve of £5000 in a Saving’s Account in the
Society’s Name.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as
a going concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|Sponsorship and Donations| |Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Appointment by outgoing Trustees| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider network
with which the charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Bar and Mooting Society of King's College London| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|King’s College London Bar and Mooting Society| |Registered charity number|1168665| |Charity’s principal address|King’s College London
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Cheng Yu David
Wang|Treasurer||| ||BarnabyPotts|President||| ||Bhavya Vyas||01/04/2022 – 31/05/2023|| ||Vinaya Gosine|President|01/06/2022 – 31/03/2023|| ||Adithya Avadhani|Treasurer|01/06/2022 – 31/03/2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||
Adithya Ganesh Avadhani|Vinaya Gosine| ||
Treasurer|President| ||
31/01/2024|| ||
31/01/2024|| **THE BAR AND MOOTING SOCIETY OF KING'S COLLEGE No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/04/2022 31/03/2023 **To from** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**A1 Receipts**
**to the nearest**
**£**
Donations, grants and sponsorship
**13,002**|||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations, grants and sponsorship|**13,002**||**-**|**-**|**13,002**|**-**| |Membershipfees|**4,350**||**-**|**-**|**4,350**|**-**| |Annual Dinner 2022-23 Ticket Sales|**4,246**||**-**|**-**|**4,246**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|||**-**|**-**|**21,597**|**-**| ||
**21,597**|||||| |||||||| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table). **||||||| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|**2,519**
**21,597**|||||| ||||**-**|**-**|**21,597**|**-**| |||||||| |Event Expenses|**2,519**||**-**|**-**|**2,519**|**-**| |Annual Dinner 2022-23 Expenses|**12,280**||**-**|**-**|**12,280**|**-**| |Competition EntryFees|**105**||**-**|**-**|**105**|**-**| |Grants Payable|**2,000**||**-**|**-**|**2,000**|**-**| |Transaction Fees|**301**||**-**|**-**|**301**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**17,205**||**-**|**-**|**17,205**|**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**17,205**|||||| ||||**-**|**-**|**17,205**|**-**| |||||||| ||**4,392**||**-**|**-**|**4,392**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**4,392**||**-**|**-**|**4,392**|**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories **
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
Cash at bank||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**12,191**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |||||**-**
**-**
**-**|| ||||**12,191**|**-**|**-**| ||||Agreement Error|OK|OK| ||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||**Details**||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Details**||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||**Details**||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||Signature||||| ||||||Date of
approval
01/02/2024| ||||Adithya Ganesh Avadhani||| ||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 1