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AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group

Registered charity 1103300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AIM AWARDS, NORTH EAST MIDLANDS OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK (NEMOCN), OCN EAST MIDLANDS REGION

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Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £698,286 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £6,092,397 to £5,394,111. The trustees judge the level of reserves to be strong and have established a financial recovery plan to ensure there are no long-term risks to financial viability. Per the independent auditor's report, the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of total annual expenditure (held: £5.4m)
“AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group has sufficient reserves to fund at a minimum six months of total annual expenditure” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£5.0m
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£6.1m
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Argentina · Azerbaijan · Bolivia · Bulgaria · Cambodia · China · Colombia · Cyprus · Dubai · Greece · Italy · Kosovo

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.2m£5.0m
31/08/2024£4.6m£5.3m
31/08/2023£4.7m£4.7m
31/08/2022£6.2m£3.0m
31/07/2021£2.9m£2.5m

Common questions

Is AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £698,286 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £6,092,397 to £5,394,111. The trustees judge the level of reserves to be strong and have established a financial recovery plan to ensure there are no long-term risks to financial viability. Per the independent auditor's report, the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.