Association of British Spectroscopists Trust

Analysis

Association of British Spectroscopists Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 1978, 48 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Association of British Spectroscopists Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £26k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 British Spectroscopists Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Ohr-Torah Limited (£26k), The St Ambrose College Charity (£26k) and Friends of Rathfern (£26k).