Bar Council Scholarship Trust
Analysis
Bar Council Scholarship Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bar Council Scholarship Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £32k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £24k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bar Council Scholarship Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Rose Green Junior School (£24k), Anambra Welfare Foundation (£24k) and Radnor Sevenoaks Charitable Trust (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To further the training of young men and women, seeking to become practising members of the Bar in England and Wales. The Trustees will consider applications for funding for a variety of initiatives, where it can be demonstrated that the initiative complies with this basic objective. The Trustees do NOT consider applications for funding places on the Bar Vocational Course.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of Rose Green Junior School | Bognor Regis | £24k |
| Anambra Welfare Foundation | Bolton | £24k |
| Radnor Sevenoaks Charitable Trust | Kent | £24k |
| Hindley and Abram Grammar School | Wigan | £24k |