ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION

Registered charity 1136624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We protect and benefit the public by promoting nutrition and public health. We champion high standards of practice in the nutrition profession, by:Maintaining a register of individuals who demonstrate extensive understanding of, and competence in nutritional science and practice.Undertaking projects to advance public understanding, to promote study & practice nutritional science and medicine.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHSTANDARDS OF PRACTICE AMONG AND THE REGULATION OF NUTRITIONISTS;(B) TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLICBENEFIT IN THE FIELD OF NUTRITION, HEALTH AND ALLIED SUBJECTS (THE FIELD').

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Animals · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£653k
Latest spending
£479k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £174,013 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £840,895. Per the trustees' report, cash resources increased to £1,005,149, and the organization maintains reserves well above its stated policy target of £150,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee received emoluments of more than £80,000p.a.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000p.a. One employee received emoluments of more than £80,000p.a.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no less than £150,000 (held: £841k)
“The Trustees have agreed to maintain reserves at a level of no less than £150,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees pay registration fees at normal rates.
“The trustees pay their registration fees at the normal rates. There were no other related party transactions.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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

Total income
£653k
Total spending
£479k
Reserves (reported)
£841k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~21.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£653k£479k
31/03/2024£607k£492k
31/03/2023£563k£397k
31/03/2022£502k£353k
31/03/2021£484k£367k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £174,013 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £840,895. Per the trustees' report, cash resources increased to £1,005,149, and the organization maintains reserves well above its stated policy target of £150,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION£653kmore than £80,0001unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION FY2024£678k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION FY2025£11.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy FY2024£758k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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