The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Legal Education Foundation

Registered charity 271297 Registered since 1976

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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.

9
trustees on the board
2.8y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
6.2y
average years in governance
8 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2Other services 2Professional services 2

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Contact

Websitelef.org.uk
Emailsecretary@lef.org.uk
Phone02030055697
Address15, Alfred Place, London, WC1E 7EB

Finances

£6,346,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£5,308,000£11,043,000
2022£5,150,000£14,670,000
2023£11,892,000£13,846,000
2024£10,334,000£16,210,000
2025£6,346,000£20,064,000

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE FOUNDATION IS CONSTITUTED IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE STUDY OF LAW IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, AND THE SOUND DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAW

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 05/12/1975AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 26/10/1988AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 17/12/1997AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 14/06/2000AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 30/05/2012AS AMENDED ON 24/09/2012AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 28 APR 2021 And Royal Charter granted on 05 Feb 2025as amended by an Order in Council on 05 Feb 2025

Trustees (9)

9trustees
56median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Legal Education Foundation · RC000126 · Active

Royal Charter Company · incorporated 01/01/1981

Connected charities (2)

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