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Association for Citizenship Teaching

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1187335LondonEducation and training
Income£853k2025-08-31
Spending£700ksame year
Spent / received65%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctEducation and training
Registered2020CIO
Employees9latest return

Analysis

Association for Citizenship Teaching is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Association for Citizenship Teaching reported income of £853k and spending of £700k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £114k to £853k (+651%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 919%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Association for Citizenship Teaching sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph's School Nottingham (£853k), Seed Education Trust (£855k) and The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (£852k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 24% and investments 9.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £642k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

Income and spending

£0£296k£592k£888k£1.2m2021 Income: £113,6182021 Spending: £97,64020212022 Income: £1,157,3252022 Spending: £696,93120222023 Income: £1,001,6272023 Spending: £640,32220232024 Income: £1,184,0632024 Spending: £674,11820242025 Income: £853,4652025 Spending: £699,5742025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 67%
  • Charitable activities 24%
  • Investments 9.0%

In the charity's own words

We work to transform the lives of children and young people through high quality Citizenship and democracy education. We achieve our aims by supporting the education community with:teacher professional development, training, conferences and networking;resources, our journal and by sharing research;advocacy and policy influencing aimed at strengthening Citizenship education.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
St Joseph's School NottinghamNottingham£853k
Seed Education TrustLondon£855k
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music FoundationLondon£852k
The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship TrustOxford£858k