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THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND)

Registered charity 1041063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS · also registered in Scotland as SC041671 (OSCR)

Serves the needs of archives, archive conservation and records management services, of those who work with them, and of those who use them for work or recreation.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£686k
Latest spending
£727k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £68,064 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £707,793. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £586,991 remain above the stated policy target of approximately £450,000, though the Board plans to spend reserves above this level to fund strategic investments. The auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: approximately £450,000 (held: £587k)
“Consequently, they aim to hold unrestricted reserves of approximately £450,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity recharged expenses on behalf of its 100% owned subsidiary, ARA Commercial Limited. At year end, an intercompany debtor of £12,109 was held.
“During the prior year, the charity incurred and recharged expenses on behalf of its 100% owned subsidiary of £1,508 (2025: £nil). At the year end the amount due from ARA Commercial Limited was £12,109 (2024: £8,955).” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ARA Commercial Limited
“ARA Commercial Limited (no. 08249971) is the wholly owned trading subsidiary, which administers and manages the Archives Card system.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£686k
Total spending
£727k
Reserves (reported)
£587k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£686k£727k
30/09/2024£651k£580k
30/09/2023£631k£613k
30/09/2022£545k£471k
30/09/2021£449k£389k

Common questions

Is THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £68,064 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £707,793. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £586,991 remain above the stated policy target of approximately £450,000, though the Board plans to spend reserves above this level to fund strategic investments. The auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

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
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£100k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION1£10k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£6k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND)£686k——unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FY2025£374kOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) FY2025£24.8m£205,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
LIVING ARCHIVE PROJECT FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
ARC (AXMINSTER) LTD FY2024£114k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BARING ARCHIVE LIMITED FY2024£199k—0above—no doubt

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