Activities

As described by the charity on the register

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT IN THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS AND LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION. THE CHARITY CONDUCTS EXAMINATIONS BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, CARRIES OUT THE VALIDATION OF TEACHER AND OTHER TRAINING COURSES, AND COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION.

Latest income

£53.1m

Expenditure

£51.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £33.9m £35.9m
2022-03-31 £40.7m £41.1m
2023-03-31 £43.4m £45.1m
2024-03-31 £51.9m £49.5m
2025-03-31 £53.1m £51.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £0
Charitable activities £52.0m
Trading £0
Investment income £18k
Total income £53.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £51.2m
Raising funds £0
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £149k
Total expenditure £51.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £15.2m
Total funds £15.2m
— restricted £58k
— unrestricted £15.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £15.2m
Cash £11.0m

People

Employees 420

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.