National Governance Association

Analysis

National Governance Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03549029). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Governance Association reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.4m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Governance Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include More House Trust Ltd (£3.3m), British American Drama Academy (£3.4m) and Money Ready (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £904k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.