The Association of Applied Biologists

Analysis

The Association of Applied Biologists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in September 2021, 5 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 makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Association of Applied Biologists reported income of £907k and spending of £789k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £344k to £907k (+164%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Applied Biologists 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 The University of Northampton Students' Union (£907k), LSSP (£907k) and Educating for Impact (£903k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.6% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.