The Council of the Inns of Court

Analysis

The Council of the Inns of Court is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08804798). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Council of the Inns of Court reported income of £5.2m and spending of £5.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £5.2m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Council of the Inns of Court sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Strategic Dialogue (£5.2m), The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (£5.2m) and St George's School, Edgbaston (£5.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72% and donations and legacies 24%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £787k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.