## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2024**
## **Charity name: State2Bar**
## **Charity registration number: 1192995**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s object is: “_To advance_
_education of young people for the public_
_benefit in all aspects of joining the legal_
_profession, including how to apply for a_
_career in law and the bar exam, and in_
_such ways as the trustees may from time_
_to time decide._”
State2Bar is a volunteer led charity which
provides educational and soft skill
opportunities with the sole aim of boosting
the employability of the state educated
within
thelegalsector.|
|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|The charity undertakes a number of
activities in order to further its objectives:
●The charity organises a mentorship
programme for aspiring barristers.
●The charity organises a national
Brand Ambassador Scheme for
state-educated university students.
. Brand Ambassadors will organise
networking events, panel events
and workshops for aspiring
advocates.
●Once the funds are available, the
charity intends to offer bursaries to
assist with the costs of embarking
on a career at the Bar beyond
simply training.
●Through its student volunteers, the
charity looks to provide research
into social mobility at the bar, fair
recruitment practice and policy.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued bythe Charity|
||had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public
benefit||Commission on public benefit.||
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Jasmin Avril Carrington-Wolf, for their
significant involvement in recruiting the
Charity’s first board of trustees, involving the
assessment of written applications and
performance at interview.
Jelani Allman for their role in establishing
vital connections with external organisations
which will continue to be useful as the
Charity progresses. Such organisations have
included: Lincoln’s Inn, Middle Temple, Inner
Temple, upReach and Young Citizens.
Joey Liu for their role in creating the
Charity’s fundraising strategy, process and
aims as concern Sponsorships and
Fundraising. This involved creating material
for each project with the support of each
project lead.
Elizabeth Akalumhe for their role in the
recruitment and retention of volunteers.
Jardine Barrington-Cook for their role in
supporting the general operations of the
charity. This included managing the charity’s
social platforms, supporting with recruitment
and managing projects in the interim.
Clemmie Taylor-Smith for their role in
establishing the Advocate project and
launching the Policy and Advocacy Hub with
a team of six research volunteers.
Beatrice Yahia for their role in establishing
connections with Inns of Court to understand
the funding landscape for students. This will
continue to be useful as the charity becomes|
a grant giver. Liz Jones for their role in establishing the mentoring programme. This involved setting up the processes to apply as a mentor and mentee, advertise the programme and connect students with appropriate mentors. Gurav Sachanandani for their role in creating financial processes and report templates. This will be useful as the charity receives funding and sponsorship. Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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 Charity established connections with
existing social mobility charities and key
stakeholders like the Inns of Court. This
allows for future collaborations in order to
create a larger impact. So far, these
connections have been used to further the
reach of the Charity’s mentorship and brand
ambassador recruitment.
The Charity launched its extensive research
program (Advocate) into the achievements
and downfalls of pre-existing social mobility
initiatives at the Bar. It attracted 6
researchers and a project lead.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements
against objectives
set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance
of
fundraising
activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Investment
performance against
objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of theperiod|Para 1.21|The charity currently has no income and no
liabilities.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity does not currently hold any
reserves as it has no income and no
liabilities.|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity does not currently hold any
reserves as it has no income and no
liabilities|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
goingconcern|Para 1.23|None.|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|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:||N/A|
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|Type of governing
document(trust deed,
royal charter)|~~Para 1.25~~|CIO constitution|
|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~~|The CIO constitution provides:
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a
term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened
meeting of the charity trustees who
reserve the right to review every
appointed trustee following one year
of appointment, and can remove said
charity trustees if they think it is best
to do so, with valid reasoning.
(2) In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the
charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
As part of this process, prospective trustees
are generally interviewed by one or more
current trustees and a recommendation
made to the trustees as a whole, which the
trustees consider at a meeting.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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|State2Bar|
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|Other name the charity
uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1192995|
|Charity’s principal address|2 Ezel Court, Cardiff, CF10|
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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)**|
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|Jasmin Avril
Carrington-Wolf|CEO|14 December 2021 to present||
|Jelani Allman|COO|02 March 2023 to present||
|Richard Fielder||30 June 2023 to present||
|Florence Rankin||08 November 2023 to present||
|Joey Liu||30 June 2023 to present||
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|Grace Osbourne||30 June 2023 to present||
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## – 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
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
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|Description of the assets|N/A|
|held in this capacity|
|Name and objects of the|N/A|
|charity on whose behalf|
|the assets are held and|
|how this falls within the|
|custodian charity’s objects|
|Details of arrangements|N/A|
|for safe custody and|
|segregation of such assets|
|from the charity’s own|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Jasmin Avril Carrington-Wolf and Jelani Allman
## **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**
Jasmin Avril Carrington-Wolf **Signature(s)** Jasmin Avril Carrington-Wolf **Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 29/07/2024