The Association of Charitable Organisations

Analysis

The Association of Charitable Organisations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06113479). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Association of Charitable Organisations reported income of £161k and spending of £181k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £148k to £161k (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Association of Charitable Organisations sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Village Hall, Ullesthorpe (£160k), Womencentre Homes (£162k) and Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Assn. (£159k).