THE ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Association provides study tours and courses; supports cultural exchange; promotes conferences, lectures, concerts, exhibitions, events, seminars and exchange visits of an educational nature; awards bursaries and scholarships and makes donations; supports education in history, music, art, architecture, design, literature, environmental studies, and theory of education.
Latest income
£7.5m
Expenditure
£7.4m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £1.2m | £1.9m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £1.7m | £2.0m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.6m | £4.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.4m | £6.3m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £7.5m | £7.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £8k |
| Charitable activities | £102k |
| Trading | £7.2m |
| Investment income | £148k |
| Total income | £7.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £583k |
| Raising funds | £6.8m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £26k |
| Total expenditure | £7.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.1m |
| Total funds | £7.5m |
| — restricted | £106k |
| — unrestricted | £7.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £7.5m |
| Cash | £2.2m |
People
| Employees | 38 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- 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.