The British Association for Applied Linguistics

Analysis

The British Association for Applied Linguistics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The British Association for Applied Linguistics reported income of £61k and spending of £38k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £47k to £61k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Association for Applied Linguistics sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Stopford's School Trust (£61k), Friends of Rosendale Primary School (£61k) and Woolton Hill Pre-School (£61k).