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Aqa Education

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Aqa Education is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Aqa Education?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£280,125,196
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£266,419,011
Registered charity number
1073334
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Manchester
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.aqa.org.uk

Quick answer

Aqa Education (number 1073334) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Aqa Education do?

The purpose of AQA is to advance education for the benefit of the public. It does this by setting, marking and awarding public examinations such as GCSEs and A levels; providing vocational and technical qualifications, apprenticeship courses and training needed for certain jobs; and delivering assessment services and technology to help others improve teaching, learning and assessment more widely.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Aqa Education

Answers Aqa Education gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Aqa Education's highest-paid staff paid?

Aqa Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 344 employees paid more than £60,000, including 41 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £350,001–£400,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£350,001–£400,0001
£200,001–£250,0002
£150,001–£200,0004
£140,001–£150,0003
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0004
£110,001–£120,00010
£100,001–£110,00016
£90,001–£100,00018
£80,001–£90,00052
£70,001–£80,00089
£60,001–£70,000144

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Aqa Education's money come from?

Aqa Education reported £280m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £265m (94%), trading and fundraising events £7.8m (3%), investments £7.7m (3%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£265m · 94%
  • Trading and fundraising events£7.8m · 3%
  • Investments£7.7m · 3%

Does Aqa Education receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Aqa Education. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Aqa Education reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Aqa Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Aqa Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03644723 (Companies House)
Also known as
Aqa
Previous names on the register
Assessment & Qualifications Alliance; Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Aqa Education registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Aqa Education yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Aqa Education. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Aqa Education a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Aqa Education as a registered charity (number 1073334) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Aqa Education's charity number?
Aqa Education's charity number is 1073334. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1073334?
Search 1073334 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Aqa Education do?
The purpose of AQA is to advance education for the benefit of the public. It does this by setting, marking and awarding public examinations such as GCSEs and A levels; providing vocational and technical qualifications, apprenticeship courses and training needed for certain jobs; and delivering assessment services and technology to help others improve teaching, learning and assessment more widely.
Does Aqa Education have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Aqa Education. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Aqa Education?
Aqa Education's website listed in our register data is http://www.aqa.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Aqa Education's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Aqa Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 344 employees paid more than £60,000, including 41 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £350,001–£400,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Aqa Education's money come from?
Aqa Education reported £280m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £265m (94%), trading and fundraising events £7.8m (3%), investments £7.7m (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Aqa Education?
The register does not record Aqa Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Aqa Education's trustees paid?
Aqa Education's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Aqa Education previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Aqa Education: Assessment & Qualifications Alliance; Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.
When was Aqa Education registered as a charity?
Aqa Education was entered on the register on 15 January 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03644723).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.