PAPER INDUSTRY TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1093335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PITA

Dissemination of information and research to benefit the Paper Industry at large, the general public (especially younger people) through training courses, seminars, conferences and journal entitled Paper Technology International(R).

Objects

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND USAGE OF PULP PAPER AND RELATED MATERIALS AND GENERALLY TO ENCOURAGE AND IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF ALL PERSONS IN THE PULP PAPER MANUFACTURING AND CONVERTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES.

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.

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Latest income

£162k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £318,420, supported by a net income of £77,165 and significant cash reserves of £658,709. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is exempt from audit under small company provisions and has no stated reserves policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity received £12,000 for management services and a donation of £15,000 from its trading subsidiary.

“During the year, the charity received £12,000 for management services and a donation of £15,000 from its trading subsidiary.” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Investment
Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

Anders Astrom
Dr GRAHAM KENNETH MOORE
MARTIN WROE
Stephen Hutt
Stuart Thomas
TIMOTHY DAVID IVES KLEMZ · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bury

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£162k	£84k
31/12/2023	£156k	£186k
31/12/2022	£264k	£269k
31/12/2021	£134k	£130k
31/12/2020	£108k	£139k

Common questions

Is PAPER INDUSTRY TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £318,420, supported by a net income of £77,165 and significant cash reserves of £658,709. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is exempt from audit under small company provisions and has no stated reserves policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2022	£42k	HiFib: Innovative Fibre Technology for Sustainable Papermaking
UK government	28/04/2021	£24k	HiFib: Innovative Fibre Technology for Sustainable Papermaking

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING.

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING income £4.1m
OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS ASSOCIATION income £217k
THE APSLEY PAPER TRAIL income £722k
THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS income £35.2m
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD income £193k
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAPER INDUSTRY TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FY2024	£4.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE APSLEY PAPER TRAIL FY2024	£722k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS FY2025	£35.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024	£193k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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