Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £234,000

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/07/22	£24,291	£20,631	£3,660	£209	£25,524	£23,388	13.6	215
31/07/21	£21,276	£16,870	£4,406	£89	£21,806	£19,686	14	198
31/07/20	£19,987	£17,684	£2,303	£201	£17,183	£15,207	10.3	338
31/07/19	£19,700	£17,581	£2,119	£453	£15,113	£13,153	9	162
31/07/18	£18,868	£18,089	£779	£301	£12,561	£10,698	7.1	288
31/07/17	£17,559	£18,394	£-835	£527	£11,669	£10,891	7.1	261
31/07/16	£17,703	£17,274	£429	£591	£12,535	£11,769	8.2	288
31/07/15	£16,561	£15,900	£661	£762	£12,805	£2,399	1.8	166
31/07/14	£15,040	£14,603	£437	£573	£12,472	£1,774	1.5	149
31/07/13	£15,386	£14,944	£442	£376	£12,749	£10,341	8.3	145
31/07/12	£14,313	£13,669	£644	£812	£9,920	£7,260	6.4	143
31/07/11	£13,062	£14,700	£-1,638	£467	£10,410	£7,167	5.9	132
31/07/10	£13,458	£12,631	£826	£345	£4,880	£2,517	2.4	124
31/07/09	£10,061	£9,523	£538	£345	£4,071	£2,918	3.7	110
31/07/08	£8,820	£8,263	£557	£170	£3,837	£2,674	3.9	100
31/07/07	£7,158	£7,083	£75	£195	£3,794	£3,059	5.2	93
31/07/06	£6,710	£6,523	£187	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05	£6,502	£6,258	£244	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04	£6,659	£6,457	£203	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 59%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 61 years
(103 years as a company)

www.aaschool.ac.uk

secretary@aaschool.ac.uk

02078874000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

215 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 22-72

RAVINDEN CHELLIAH PONNIAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director

SIMINE EMILLIE WALIYAR-MARINE Appointed: 2024

DAVID JAMES DERNIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Architecture

GAYATRI NILESH SINAI SALKAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

INGRID INIGA SCHRODER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo

PROFESSOR DAVID EDWARD HERBERT EDGERTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor Of The History Of Science & Technology

PROFESSOR SUSANNAH KAY HAGAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Emeritus Professor Of Architecture

ROBERT BENJAMIN STIRLING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director/Accountant

SARA VIEIRA NOBRE BISCAYA Appointed: 2023

STEVEN WILLIAM MERTZ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CATHERINE DU TOIT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Architect

DR TREVOR JOHN BOLTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior University Manager

GEORGE SAWTELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

JONATHAN BRIERLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Digital Design And Experience

TREVOR MORRISS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Principal Of Spparc

NICHOLAS VINER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1963, number: 311083
Registered at Companies House on 13/11/1920, number: 00171402

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

36 Bedford Square
LONDON
WC1B 3ES

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE AND AFFORD FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE BY THE CARRYING ON OF A SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE; THE FOUNDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GIVING OF PRIZES BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES AND CLASSES AND SUCH OTHER METHODS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECT OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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