N A A C E

Registered charity 1060683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADVISERS FOR COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION

To advance education through encourging the appropriate and effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) and offer support to those in related activities.

Objects

4. The Charity's objects ("the Objects") are:4.1. to advance education through encouraging the appropriate and effective use of education technology and to offer support to those engaged in related activities; and4.2. to promote such other charitable purposes as the Board of Management may from time to time determine.

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.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Naace reported a net outgoing resource of £11,307 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £26,992. The trustees note that the ideal level of reserves is £50,000, while the actual free reserves were significantly lower at £2,243. Despite this deficit against the policy target, the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fees (54% of income)
“Membership Fees 25,339” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £50,000 (reserves figure: £2k)
“The Board therefore considers that the ideal level of reserves would be £50,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to 3 trustees totaling £2,190; expenses reimbursed to 2 trustees totaling £759.
“Remuneration was paid to 3 members of the board of Management (trustees), this totalled £2,190 (2024: £2,500). Expenses reimbursed to 2 board members during the year 2025 amounted to £759 (2024: £572).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy work invoiced by trustee C Preston (MirandaNet).
“C Preston (MirandaNet) 450” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

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: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£47k£58k
30/06/2024£43k£59k
30/06/2023£30k£64k
30/06/2022£30k£65k
30/06/2021£28k£44k

Common questions

Is N A A C E financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Naace reported a net outgoing resource of £11,307 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £26,992. The trustees note that the ideal level of reserves is £50,000, while the actual free reserves were significantly lower at £2,243. Despite this deficit against the policy target, the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
N A A C E£47k—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION FY2025£374k——below—no doubt
NEW LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
AL-ANSAR ISLAMIC EDUCATION CENTRE FY2025£181k—0above—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2026£2.8m£160,000 - £170,000—above—no doubt

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