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THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1040631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AOC CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AFC CHARITABLE TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC039064 (OSCR)

The Trust is established for the purpose of advancing the education of members of the public over the age of 16 years.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£237k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £76,915 for the year, increasing total reserves to £586,601. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining a minimum reserve equivalent to £190,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £190,000 (held: £587k)
“a minimum reserve equivalent to £190,000 should be maintained. This equates to approximately twelve months of expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: AoC Services Ltd, AoC Sport
“together with its trading subsidiaries AoC Services Ltd and AoC Sport, make up the group.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

AOC SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £4.4m
  • Profit before tax: £-10k
AOC SPORT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.6m
  • Profit before tax: £76k
  • Creditors: Amounts owed to group: £7,080 (2025) vs £18,798 (2024). Debtors: Amounts owed by group: £70,343 (2025) vs £650 (2024).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£314k£237k
31/03/2024£404k£335k
31/03/2023£152k£131k
31/03/2022£146k£94k
31/03/2021£140k£80k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £76,915 for the year, increasing total reserves to £586,601. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining a minimum reserve equivalent to £190,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD1£9k
SAMJO LIMITED1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CHARITABLE TRUST£314k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£297k—0above—no doubt
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£589k—0above—no doubt
EQUITABLE CHARITY TRUST FY2024£367k—0unclear—no doubt
IAPS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£197k—0above—no doubt

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