Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association

Analysis

Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01942930). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association reported income of £279k and spending of £236k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £101k to £279k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori St Nicholas Ltd (£279k), The British Dam Society (£279k) and The International Golf Charity (£279k).