Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence

Analysis

Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12376303). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence reported income of £66k and spending of £73k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £54k to £66k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gravesend and District Theatre Guild (£66k), Bristol Musical Youth Productions (£66k) and Bishop's Castle Town Hall Trust (£66k).