The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services

Analysis

The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in December 1999, 27 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 03884685). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £853k to £1.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debate Mate Schools Limited (£1.2m), Avalon School Educational Trust (£1.2m) and The Ogden Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 4.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.