Registered charity · London
The Magistrates Association
- 12 trustees
- Income £693k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Ford JPChair · since 2021
- Ben PaolozziTrustee · since 2023
- Jacqueline Macdonald-Davis JPTrustee · since 2019
- Luke SambridgeTrustee · since 2025
- Patricia WhiteTrustee · since 2025
- Patricia Willmott JPTrustee · since 2020
- Paul TaylorTrustee · since 2025
- Robert HawkinsTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah ButtersTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah Clarke JPTrustee · since 2018
- Tracy SortwellTrustee · since 2024
- Valerie CastellTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.magistrates-association.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£693k£1.1m
- 2024£636k£1.7m
- 2023£573k£995k
Earlier years
- 2022£589k£764k
- 2021£619k£813k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED AND INCORPORATED ARE TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) EDUCATING AND INSTRUCTING MAGISTRATES AND OTHERS IN THE LAW, THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS AND THE BEST METHODS OF PREVENTING CRIME; AND (B) ISSUING PUBLICATIONS AND PROMOTING CONFERENCES AND DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Grants received
2 grants · £8,126 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,626
- Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation · £3,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- David Ford JP Chair since 2021
- Ben Paolozzi since 2023
- Jacqueline Macdonald-Davis JP since 2019
- Luke Sambridge since 2025
- Patricia White since 2025
- Patricia Willmott JP since 2020
- Paul Taylor since 2025
- Robert Hawkins since 2024
- Sarah Butters since 2023
- Sarah Clarke JP since 2018
- Tracy Sortwell since 2024
- Valerie Castell since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Jacqueline Macdonald-Davis JP since 2019
- Sarah Clarke JP since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- David Ford JP Chair since 2021
- Ben Paolozzi since 2023
- Jacqueline Macdonald-Davis JP since 2019
- Luke Sambridge since 2025
- Patricia White since 2025
- Patricia Willmott JP since 2020
- Paul Taylor since 2025
- Robert Hawkins since 2024
- Sarah Butters since 2023
- Sarah Clarke JP since 2018
- Tracy Sortwell since 2024
- Valerie Castell since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
39.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 42.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 216066
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER OF 12 NOVEMBER 1962 AS AMENDED 1 JANUARY 1971, 9 DECEMBER 1980, FEBRUARY 1995 AND 9 FEBRUARY 2005.
- Contact on the register
- 02073872353 · info@magistrates-association.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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