THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING

Registered charity 1001826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL

Promotes and supports learning and teaching of natural languages and the development of UK languages education. The Association's members are language teachers and language education professionals in all sectors. The Association produces publications, organises in-service training for teachers and events for language learners; and is also involved in educational projects.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF NATURAL LANGUAGES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£194k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £35,532, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £563,391. The trustees report that membership income remains sufficient for operational needs, although other membership categories are in decline. The organization maintains a positive financial position with no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£194k£158k
31/08/2024£258k£181k
31/08/2023£204k£160k
31/08/2022£193k£180k
31/08/2021£292k£119k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £35,532, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £563,391. The trustees report that membership income remains sufficient for operational needs, although other membership categories are in decline. The organization maintains a positive financial position with no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING£194k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE FY2025£998k—0below—no doubt
The English Language Centre FY2024£6.8m——unclear—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION FY2025£223k—0above—no doubt
IOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£537k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.