ASSOCIATION FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

Charity number: 1160039
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ALT's mission is to ensure that the use of Learning Technology is effective and efficient, informed by research and practice, and grounded in an understanding of the underlying technologies, their capabilities and the situations into which they are placed. We pursue our mission by improving practice, promoting research and influencing policy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £473,704
Total expenditure: £508,794

People

8 Trustee(s)

300 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2015: CIO registration
  • 19 January 2017: Funds received from 1063519 ASSOCIATION FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ALT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Keith Smyth Chair 21 November 2024
None on record
Matthew Cornock Trustee 04 September 2024
None on record
Puiyin Wong Trustee 07 September 2022
None on record
David Hopkins Trustee 07 September 2022
None on record
Shonagh Douglas Trustee 15 June 2021
None on record
David White Trustee 25 June 2020
None on record
Natalie Lafferty Trustee 04 September 2019
None on record
Sharon Flynn Trustee 04 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £239.16k £308.57k £459.84k £502.64k £473.70k
Total expenditure £330.33k £297.98k £463.65k £513.05k £508.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £150.41k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £350.78k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £1.46k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £513.05k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £5.67k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 January 2025 26 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 26 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 28 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 28 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 15 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 15 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 26 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 26 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 25 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 20 Jan 2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH INCREASING, EXPLORING AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Contact information

Address:
3 Bignell Park Barns
Chesterton
Oxfordshire
OX26 1TD
Phone:
01865819009
Email:
enquiries@alt.ac.uk
Website:

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