The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Foundation

Registered charity 1153738 Registered since 2013

Operates: Throughout London, Kenya, Rwanda, Northern Ireland, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania

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Board DNA

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11
trustees on the board
3.4y median 2y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
10.8y
average years in governance
10 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
11
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 11Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 10Accommodation/housing 1Economic/community Development/employment 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 11Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Emailallenoveryfoundation@allenovery.com
Phone02030880000
AddressONE, BISHOPS SQUARE, LONDON, E1 6AD

Finances

£2,227,840 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,622,005£1,487,961
2022£1,525,754£1,773,403
2023£2,308,379£1,868,410
2024£2,039,971£1,242,180
2025£2,227,840£2,083,995

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

4.1 THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):4.1.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED WHETHER BECAUSE OF POVERTY, YOUTH, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 4.1.2 THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AMONGST THOSE LEAST ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE EFFECTS OF A MAJOR NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE SUFFERING CAUSED AS A RESULT OF CONFLICT;4.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; 4.1.4 THE PROMOTION OF THE SOUND DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW; AND4.1.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AND WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS STATED ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEE DIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 AUG 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 JUL 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 FEB 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 JUL 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 APR 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUN 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 APR 2024

Trustees (11)

11trustees
51median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Foundation · 08636434 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 02/08/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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