The Association of Taxation Technicians

Analysis

The Association of Taxation Technicians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02418331). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Association of Taxation Technicians reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.4m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Taxation Technicians 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 Greenwich Students Union Ltd (£4.4m), Tel Aviv University Trust (£4.4m) and Northamptonshire Independent Grammar School Charity Trust Limited (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £53k. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.