Association of Charity Independent Examiners

Analysis

Association of Charity Independent Examiners is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Association of Charity Independent Examiners reported income of £82k and spending of £74k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £55k to £82k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Association of Charity Independent Examiners sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whiteshill Playgroup (£82k), Sawbridgeworth U3a (£82k) and Devon County Guides Association (£82k).