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Removed charity · No. 1063519

Association for Learning Technology (aka A L T)

iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Association for Learning Technology was a registered charity (number 1063519), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Reserves last
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 19 January 2017

Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
19 January 2017
Reason
Its funds were transferred to another charity (Charity Commission: Transfer of funds)
Funds went to

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 January 2016).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 January 2016£410,805£319,170
31 January 2015£449,288£524,915
31 January 2014£552,103£561,876
31 January 2013£567,687£516,059

Objects

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

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Network

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Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2013
2014
2015
2016
incomespending£411k latest income
0%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Network

Network

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2012 to 2017, years ending 31 January.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 JanuaryiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200k£400k£600k201720162015201420132012£410.81k£319.17k£0

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201220132014201520162017
Totals
Total income£576.99k£567.69k£552.10k£449.29k£410.81kNot reported
Total expenditure£476.91k£516.06k£561.88k£524.92k£319.17kNot reported
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£0£0Not reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£0£0Not reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£167.97k£156.39k£148.47kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Charitable activities£408.42k£410.73k£402.05kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other trading activities£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Investments£599£568£1.59kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Endowments£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other income£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£265.81k£312.14k£306.09kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Raising fundsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Governance£15.48k£14.34k£12.09kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Investment management£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other expenditure£183.45k£182.46k£240.51kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 8 November 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

3 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£200k£0£200k£400k£600k201420132012£265.00k
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201220132014
Own use assets£6.00k£5.67k£9.13k
Long-term investments£0£0£0
Other assets£276.71k£417.55k£289.59k
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0
Total liabilities£90.68k£179.56k£33.72k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£192.03k£243.66k£265.00k
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 8 November 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

3 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£100k£200k£300k201420132012
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201220132014
Unrestricted funds£176.61k£234.52k£224.74k
Restricted funds£15.43k£9.14k£40.26k
Endowment funds£0£0£0
Total funds£192.03k£243.66k£265.00k
Reservesas declared by the charity£176.61k£56.37k£224.74k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£276.71k£417.55k£289.59k
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 8 November 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 19 January 2017

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 January 201730 November 2017Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 January 201630 November 201621 September 201621 September 2016On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 January 201530 November 201514 October 201511 August 2015On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 January 201430 November 201410 November 201420 August 2014On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 January 201330 November 201318 November 201318 October 2013On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 11 November 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

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

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Throughout England and WalesCountry: Scotland
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 JUNE 1997 as filed
Register history
Working name
A L T

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Registered
1997 · removed 2017

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