Association of Mbas and Business Graduates Association

Analysis

Association of Mbas and Business Graduates Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00921702). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Association of Mbas and Business Graduates Association reported income of £5.0m and spending of £4.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £5.0m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Mbas and Business Graduates Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red House School Limited (£4.9m), Pepperdine University (USA) (£5.0m) and Bickley Park School Ltd (£4.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 25% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.