ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

Registered charity 293125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATM

ATM supports teachers within education by providing CPD courses, publications, website resources and a bi-monthly journal to all it's members.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS AND THE STUDY THEREOF AND TO SEEK TO IMPROVE THE METHODS USED THEREIN AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCEDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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
£278k
Latest spending
£303k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £24,314 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by reduced income from membership and publications amidst rising costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, citing sufficient free reserves of £147,708 which exceed their stated policy target of £68,000 to £136,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £148k)
“The General Council has established a reserves policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the Association should be between 3 and 6 months of the resources expended, which equates to between £68,000 and £136,000 in general funds.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£278k£303k
31/12/2023£271k£272k
31/12/2022£255k£231k
31/12/2021£229k£196k
31/12/2020£217k£215k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £24,314 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by reduced income from membership and publications amidst rising costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, citing sufficient free reserves of £147,708 which exceed their stated policy target of £68,000 to £136,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS£278k—0above—no doubt
THE TEACHING AWARDS TRUST FY2025£638kin excess of £90,0001above—no doubt
INSPIRING TEACHERS FY2025£395k—0unclear—noted
WITHAM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.5m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM MATHEMATICS TRUST FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT FY2025£1.1m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt

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