AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group

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£4,196,557 latest income

What it does

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity are the advancement of the education of the public in one or more of the following ways:(a) by promoting lifelong learning, increasing social inclusion through educational advancement and widening participation in education and training, particularly by those persons who have previously been excluded from or had limited access to educational opportunities;(b) by improving the quality and flexibility of education provision for the public benefit;(c) by improving access to learning opportunities and facilitating progression to further learning, employment and higher education particularly through the award of credits and credit-based qualifications;(d) by operating as an Access Validating Agency for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education or the appropriate agency acting on behalf of the Department for Education or its successor;(e) by operating as an Ofqual-approved awarding organisation and complying with all or any regulatory requirements considered by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;(f) by operating as a Qualifications Wales-approved awarding organisation and complying with all or any regulatory requirements considered by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;(g) by operating as a CCEA-approved awarding organisation and complying with all or any regulatory requirements considered by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;(h) by operating as an End Point Assessment Organisation and complying with all regulatory requirements considered by the Trustees to be necessary for the development, delivery and assessment of end-point assessments(i) by operating with full commitment to the distinctive mission of Access to Higher Education by widening participation and recognising the achievements of young people and adults through high quality, responsive and flexible accreditation;(j) by encouraging and assisting organisations to provide a wider range of accredited and quality assured learning opportunities;(k) by operating as a proactive, innovative and responsive organisation with respect to curriculum development;(l) by supporting public policy agendas for raising educational standards, improving levels of achievement, widening participation and promoting new opportunities for community involvement;(m) by providing a personalised quality assured service to users that is cost efficient and takes account of competition from other awarding organisations;(n) by providing a network with expertise and intelligence of the external environment within which the Charity operates in order to provide staff development, information, guidance and networking to stakeholder organisations in all sectors; and(o) by operating a high quality, efficient organisation with a commitment to continuous improvement offering all aspects of the service within a quality assured and transparent framework.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/02/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/07/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/05/2012 as amended on 30 Aug 2019 as amended on 13 Mar 2024

Trustees (10)

• Liza-Jo Geeage 60 Chair since 2016
• Charlotte Barrattage 47 since 2019
• Donna Dawon since 2022
• Jacqueline Hodgesage 60 since 2024
• Kanwaljeet Penglinage 50 since 2024
• Leslie Jean Atkinage 65 since 2017
• Owen Everton Burkeage 68 since 2022
• Pauline Christiane Rileyage 74
• Stephanie Ajayiage 57 since 2022
• Suzanne Hensonage 70 since 2022

Linked company (Companies House)

AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group · 05038056 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 09/02/2004

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

• Open College Network West Midlands 1 shared trustee
• Heart of England Young Men’s Christian Association 1 shared trustee
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Paul's Ealing 1 shared trustee
• The London Diocesan Board for Schools 1 shared trustee