UK ADVISING AND TUTORING

Registered charity 1185020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UKAT

UKAT promotes student success by advancing the field of student advising and tutoring. UKAT provides resources, guidance, professional development, and supports and disseminates research into effective practice. UKAT works directly with members, higher education institutions, and students.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE PERSONAL TUTORING AND ACADEMIC ADVISING

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

£125k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that UKAT held £111,484 in unrestricted cash funds at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, resulting in a net surplus of £13,087 for the period. The trustees report sound financial management and note that the charity is committed to increasing its reserves to meet a policy target of holding nine months' operating costs. The organization remains focused on sustaining its operations and supporting the higher education sector amid market challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £111k; policy: nine month’s operating costs (75% of annual operating costs))

“At the end of the 2024-25 financial year, UKAT holds £41k in reserve, which represents 37% of the annual operating costs. It is the Board's intention to increase the reserves held over the next two years to enable UKAT to meet its reserve target of 75% of annual operating costs.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Neil Gordon Bangschair
Dr Ann Lesley Bingham
Dr Dionne Elizabeth Barton
Dr Gary Allan Jones
Dr Josephine Gabi
Dr Michael Hadley Talbot
Oscar van den Wijngaard
Professor Abigail Moriarty

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£125k	£138k
30/04/2024	£129k	£110k
30/04/2023	£108k	£76k
30/04/2022	£80k	£66k
30/04/2021	£84k	£45k

Common questions

Is UK ADVISING AND TUTORING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that UKAT held £111,484 in unrestricted cash funds at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, resulting in a net surplus of £13,087 for the period. The trustees report sound financial management and note that the charity is committed to increasing its reserves to meet a policy target of holding nine months' operating costs. The organization remains focused on sustaining its operations and supporting the higher education sector amid market challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION	1	£4.9m
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£678k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£150k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£114k
CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£39k
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK	1	£38k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION	1	£20k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TUTORS UNITED.

TUTORS UNITED income £754k
UK CAT CONSORTIUM income £3.0m
SUDC-UK income £401k
University of California Trust income £1.7m
GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK income £8.8m
UNITED KINGDOM MATHEMATICS TRUST income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UK ADVISING AND TUTORING	£125k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
TUTORS UNITED FY2025	£754k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
UK CAT CONSORTIUM FY2025	£3.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUDC-UK FY2024	£401k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
University of California Trust FY2025	£1.7m	£130,001 - £140,000	3	unclear	—	no doubt
GIVING WHAT WE CAN UK FY2024	£8.8m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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