ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST

Registered charity 1208240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AITT

Grants

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PRIMARILY THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RESEARCH, IMPROVING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, AND PUBLISHING ACADEMIC JOURNALS.

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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Registered contact address: Ealing, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST (charity 1038814) — merger registered 03/10/2024.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£190k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £711,601, which the trustees consider sufficient without a formal reserves policy. The charity reported a net income of £71,140 for the year, driven primarily by publishing royalties, while expenditure on charitable activities decreased significantly to £113,696 from the previous year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would indicate a lack of compliance with accounting standards or regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: publishing royalties (97% of income)
“During the period, the publication royalties generated £183,750 (2024 - £278,243) from the quarterly journal published for the Charity.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee, Catherine Griffiths, received a stipend of £12,100 for services as Senior Editor and Editor in Chief of JIT/JITTC.
“One trustee, acting as Senior Editor and as Editor in Chief of JIT/JITTC during the year, received stipends of £12,100 (2024: one trustee received £12,100).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Catherine Griffiths received a stipend for editorial services.
“During the year, Catherine Griffiths, a trustee of Association for Information Technology Trust received an annual stipend of £12,100 (2024 - £12,100) as working Senior Editor of JIT/JITTC.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£190k£119k
31/12/2024£283k£283k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £711,601, which the trustees consider sufficient without a formal reserves policy. The charity reported a net income of £71,140 for the year, driven primarily by publishing royalties, while expenditure on charitable activities decreased significantly to £113,696 from the previous year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would indicate a lack of compliance with accounting standards or regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FORT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST£190k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FORT TRUST FY2026£29k—0above—no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON BANKING AND THE ECONOMY FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt
T & S TRUST FUND FY2025£334k—0above—no doubt
ARBUTHNOTT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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