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NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1070331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION, NGA, THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' COUNCIL

The encouragement and maintainance of good school governance, and the support, by the provision of relevant information and other means, of school governors

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Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £297,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £3,378,016 against total expenditure of £3,080,841. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £903,813 at year-end, which is above the stated free reserves policy target of £350,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees (51% of income)
“Membership fees 1,708,858” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: free reserves at £350,000 (held: £904k)
“In March 2025 the trustees revised the level of fixed reserves required at £250,000 and free reserves at £350,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Feltons. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

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

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£904k
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.4m£3.1m
31/03/2024£3.3m£3.2m
31/03/2023£2.9m£3.2m
31/03/2022£2.7m£2.4m
31/03/2021£2.7m£2.4m

Common questions

Is NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £297,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £3,378,016 against total expenditure of £3,080,841. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £903,813 at year-end, which is above the stated free reserves policy target of £350,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Feltons.

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 MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£3.1m
SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD1£31k
MENDAN LIMITED1£27k
S C K CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£20k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE PWC FOUNDATION1£7k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATION1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS FY2025£1.6m£80,000 - £89,999—unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION OF FRANCES MARY BUSS FY2025£873k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£31.6m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
THE CHADDESLEY CORBETT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£128k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITY FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt

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