THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
For the public benefit to promote and afford facilities for the study of Architecture by the establishment and carrying on of a School of Architecture, the founding of scholarships and the giving of prizes, by provision of lectures and classes; the formation of a library and museum; the organisation of visits the production and circulation of periodicals and other publications.
Latest income
£24.8m
Expenditure
£25.0m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £21.3m | £16.9m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £24.3m | £20.6m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £23.8m | £21.6m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £23.7m | £23.1m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £24.8m | £25.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £456k |
| Charitable activities | £23.3m |
| Trading | £399k |
| Investment income | £668k |
| Total income | £24.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £24.8m |
| Raising funds | £209k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £67k |
| Total expenditure | £25.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £27.5m |
| Total funds | £28.5m |
| — restricted | £1.1m |
| — unrestricted | £27.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £28.5m |
| Cash | £11.4m |
People
| Employees | 482 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
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.