Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From: 01/04/2024 To: 31/03/2025
Charity name: The Bar and Mooting Society of King’s College London
Charity registration number: 1168665
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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. Equip students with the information necessary to make informed career choices and raise awareness of professional opportunities in the legal profession and beyond. Facilitate opportunities for students to meet and learn from the college's alumni 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 |
Advance the education of students at King's College London by providing mooting training and workshops, mooting competitions, advocacy training, and educational events aimed at informing students about access to the legal profession in England, Wales, and beyond. Organise 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 compliance with the requirements of section 17(5) of the Charities Act, the trustees have always taken into account the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission when exercising their powers and duties. |
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| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | Grants are awarded solely in accordance with the donor's wishes. All grants aim to support and advance the education of King's College London students pursuing a career at the Bar of England and Wales. |
Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 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 established sponsorship agreements with barristers' chambers, Inns of Court, and educational organisations in London to support vocational training and facilitate networking opportunities with legal professionals. It organised a range of online and in-person events, workshops, and networking sessions, enabling students to engage with legal professionals from various practice areas and explore different pathways to the Bar. Additionally, the Society hosted mooting competitions, providing students with the opportunity to develop their oral advocacy skills in a legal setting while networking with legal professionals and academics. As a result of these efforts, the Society has been recognised by LawCareers.Net as the Best Society for Aspiring Barristers 2025 in the United Kingdom. |
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| 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 required to maintain a minimum reserve of £5,000 in a savings account under the Society's name. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | At the end of the period, the Society maintained a reserve of £5,000 in a savings account under its 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 | Rising operational costs have made it more financially challenging to maintain the current standard of services and activities. This has been compounded by a reduction in the number of sponsors and donors, and by lower average contribution levels that have not increased in line with costs. |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
| 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: |
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| 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 | Trustees are appointed by the outgoing trustees in accordance with the Society's governing documents. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties 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 (KCLBMS) |
| Registered charity number | 1168665 |
| Charity’s principal address | King’s College London Strand London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lok Yin HillaryYue | President(Trustee) | 04/06/2025-present | ||
| Julia Beatrice Eleana Liao |
Treasurer (Trustee) | 04/06/2025-present | ||
| Han Yi Xie | Trustee | 04/06/2024-present | ||
| OktayVatan Yener | Trustee | 04/06/2024-present | ||
– 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) Lok Yin Hillary Yue Oktay Vatan Yener ~~a~~ Position (eg Secretary, President (Trustee) Trustee Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 27 January 2026 ~~a~~
| Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | |||||||||
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| The Bar and Mooting Society of King's Colle | 's College London | 1168665 | |||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||
| For the period from ~~a ~~ |
For the period |
01/04/2024 Period start date ~~a~~ |
To ~~ee~~ |
31/03/2025 Period end date ~~ee~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Sponsorships,Donations,and Grants | 5 350 | - | - | 5 350 | - | - | |||||
| MembershipFees | 3 935 | - | - | 3 935 | - | - | |||||
| Event Ticket Sales | 8 656 | - | - | 8 656 | - | - | |||||
| Interest Payments | 57 | - | - | 57 | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) 17 998 |
- | - | 17 998 | - | - | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 17 998 - - 17 998 - ~~——_———~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Event Expenses | 14 936 | - | - | 14 936 | - | - | |||||
| Grants Payable | 2 000 | - | - | 2 000 | - | - | |||||
| Subscriptions | 317 | - | - | 317 | - | - | |||||
| Reimbursements (Event Expenses, Third- | |||||||||||
| PartyServices etc.) | 1 554 | - | - | 1 554 | - | - | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 18 808 | - | - | 18 808 | - | - | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 18 808 - - 18 808 - ~~——=——~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- 810 - - - 810 - - - - - - 8 339 - - 8 339 - 7 529 - - 7 529 - ~~SSS]~~ |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds | ||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 500 - - 7 029 - - - - - 7 529 - - Cash (Bank Account) Cash Reserve (Bank Account) Total cash funds ~~See=~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | |||||
| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||
| funds | funds | funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~=——_—~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~qa~~ |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | ||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | |||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
- - - - - Date of approval 27-Jan-26 Print Name Oktay Vatan Yener Signature 2 ~~a~~ |