The Magistrates Association

Analysis

The Magistrates Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Magistrates Association reported income of £693k and spending of £1.1m, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £619k to £693k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 173% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Magistrates Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Yaakov London Seminary (£692k), The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust (£696k) and Rushmoor Voluntary Services (£692k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, investments 15% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 38 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.