The Design and Technology Association (number 1062270) 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 The Design and Technology Association do?
The Design and Technology Association is the recognised professional organisation for all design and technology educators and aims to inspire, develop and support excellence in the subject. The Association helps to improve the quality of planning, teaching, management and leadership of the subject and, therefore, contributes to a better and more effective learning experience for children.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Design and Technology Association
Answers The Design and Technology Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Design and Technology Association's highest-paid staff paid?
The Design and Technology Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£90,001–£100,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Design and Technology Association's money come from?
The Design and Technology Association reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (91%), donations and legacies £69k (5%), investments £54k (4%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.2m · 91%
Donations and legacies£69k · 5%
Investments£54k · 4%
Does The Design and Technology Association receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Design and Technology Association. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Design and Technology Association 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 The Design and Technology Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Design and Technology Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 The Design and Technology Association registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Design and Technology Association yet?
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Is The Design and Technology Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Design and Technology Association as a registered charity (number 1062270) 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 The Design and Technology Association's charity number?
The Design and Technology Association's charity number is 1062270. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1062270?
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What does The Design and Technology Association do?
The Design and Technology Association is the recognised professional organisation for all design and technology educators and aims to inspire, develop and support excellence in the subject. The Association helps to improve the quality of planning, teaching, management and leadership of the subject and, therefore, contributes to a better and more effective learning experience for children.
Does The Design and Technology Association have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Design and Technology Association?
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How much is The Design and Technology Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Design and Technology Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (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 The Design and Technology Association's money come from?
The Design and Technology Association reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (91%), donations and legacies £69k (5%), investments £54k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Design and Technology Association?
The register does not record The Design and Technology Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Design and Technology Association's trustees paid?
The Design and Technology Association's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Design and Technology Association registered as a charity?
The Design and Technology Association was entered on the register on 8 May 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03089012).