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THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS

Registered charity 1050724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A A T

To advance public education and promote the study of the practice, theory and techniques of accountancy and to prevent crime and promote the sound administration of the law for the public benefit by promoting and enforcing standards of professional conduct and monitoring and supervising their compliance with money laundering legislation.

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Latest income
£35.2m
Latest spending
£37.0m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £1.3m, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £31.9m. Although total expenditure of £36.9m exceeded income of £35.2m due to significant investment in transformation projects, the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources, including £10m in cash and £29.7m in investments, to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £32.0m)
“Reserves also remained within targeted level as detailed in the policy (page 69) was also achieved.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: AAT paid £9,295 to a company with a common directorship.
“During the year, AAT paid out for total expenditure of £9,295 (2024: £3,624) to a Company that held a common directorship.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£35.2m
Total spending
£37.0m
Cost of raising funds
£323k
Reserves (reported)
£32.0m
Employees
276

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bahrain · Botswana · Bulgaria · Burma · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Eswatini · Gibraltar · India · Ireland · Malaysia · Maldives

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35.2m£37.0m
31/03/2024£33.5m£32.9m
31/03/2023£32.5m£29.7m
31/03/2022£32.3m£25.4m
31/03/2021£29.4m£25.8m

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £1.3m, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £31.9m. Although total expenditure of £36.9m exceeded income of £35.2m due to significant investment in transformation projects, the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources, including £10m in cash and £29.7m in investments, to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS£35.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£297k—0above—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF TAXATION TECHNICIANS FY2025£4.4m——unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH ACCOUNTANTS AND TREASURERS FY2025£156kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY FY2025£318k—0unclear—no doubt

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