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The charitable object of APM is advancing the science theory and practice of project and programme management for the public benefit. We are the Chartered Body for the project profession and offer membership, qualifications and wide support to project professionals.
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· Auto-generated from filings + methodologyAssociation for Project Management is a registered arts & culture nonprofit based in Princes Risborough, United Kingdom. It is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It was founded in 2017 and has been operating for 9 years. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 89/100 (Strong transparency), indicating well-documented governance, financials, and contact details. The organization reports £18M in annual revenue. 12 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected. The charity has 72 community reviews with an average rating of 3.3/5. On Trustpilot, it has a rating of 4.0/5 based on 74 reviews.
Association for Project Management has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 89/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 89 ('Strong transparency') reflects well-documented governance, recent financials, named leadership, and working contact details. The charity allocates 92% of expenses to programs, which contributes positively to its score. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for arts & culture charities in United Kingdom is 89/100.
Association for Project Management is located in Princes Risborough, United Kingdom. The organization was established in 2017 and has been active for 9 years.
Based on official tax filings, Association for Project Management has £18M in annual revenue. It allocates 92% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 97% for arts & culture charities in United Kingdom. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of £628K. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
Association for Project Management is classified as a Arts & Culture organization, registered in United Kingdom. It operates as an Unincorporated Association. By size, it is categorized as a large organization. It has £18M in annual revenue. The organization has 12 disclosed officers and directors.
No red flags have been detected for Association for Project Management. GiveRadar automatically screens charities for concerning patterns including high executive compensation, low program spending, and missing financial filings. Based on available official data, no issues have been identified.
Association for Project Management has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 89/100 (Strong transparency) and no red flags have been detected, which suggests it is a well-documented organization. It is regulated by the Charity Commission. 92% of expenses go to programs. The peer average is 97%. The organization has a strong Trustpilot rating of 4.0/5. Visit the Association for Project Management profile on GiveRadar for full details before deciding. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.
The charitable object of APM is advancing the science theory and practice of project and programme management for the public benefit. We are the Chartered Body for the project profession and offer membership, qualifications and wide support to project professionals. Association for Project Management is classified as a arts & culture organization registered in United Kingdom. The organization was founded in 2017.
Among arts & culture charities registered in United Kingdom: Association for Project Management's GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 89/100 is in line with the peer average of 89/100. It allocates 92% of expenses to programs, below the peer average of 97%. Its annual revenue of £18M is well above the peer average of £628K.
Association for Project Management is an unincorporated association, a group of people who agree to come together for a common charitable purpose. This is the simplest legal structure: it has no separate legal identity, so contracts and property must be held by individual trustees on behalf of the charity.
You can verify Association for Project Management in several ways. First, search the Charity Commission Register at https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/ - every charity registered in England and Wales appears here with its registration number, trustees, governing document, and filed accounts. Second, check whether the charity's annual return and accounts are up to date - the Commission flags charities with overdue filings. Third, look for the Fundraising Regulator badge on the charity's website, which signals voluntary compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice.
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Donations to Association for Project Management are eligible for Gift Aid if you are a UK income-tax or capital-gains-tax payer. Gift Aid adds 25% to your donation at no cost to you (the charity reclaims basic-rate tax from HMRC). Higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers can also claim back the difference through Self Assessment or by adjusting their PAYE tax code. Gifts of shares, property, or land to charity are free of Capital Gains Tax and can be deducted from your income for Income Tax purposes. Legacy gifts (in your will) reduce the value of your estate for Inheritance Tax and can lower the IHT rate from 40% to 36% if you leave at least 10% to charity.
Association for Project Management is based in Princes Risborough. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) is the primary regulator. Scotland has its own regulator (OSCR), and Northern Ireland has the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI). A charity registered with the CCEW may operate across the whole of the UK or internationally.
Association for Project Management was first registered in 2017, making it approximately 9 years old. UK charities must file an annual return with the Charity Commission to remain on the register. A long registration history generally indicates sustained operations and continuous regulatory compliance.
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Association for Project Management is in United Kingdom, a TGE (Transnational Giving Europe) member country. Dutch donors can route gifts via Stichting Transnational Giving Europe to receive Dutch ANBI-equivalent deductibility, subject to TGE's 5% pass-through fee.
Association for Project Management is registered in United Kingdom. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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Donor reviews (72)
3.3 / 5 average · includes imported Trustpilot
Awful experience, avoid if doing a project management course
Trustpilot
Just wanted to do a reply to the response I received. I was told by one of the agents that to resit the exam it would cost around £300.00 as the expensive part of the course is the exam. I paid £288.00 for the course so found that ludicrous. I still haven't had a response on the emails I sent either.
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Absolutely awful experience. Don't waste your money. Completed the course on a facilitated face to face over 4 days. Each day was 8 hours intense then spent 5 hours every evening for 4 days studying before the exam and only achieved 50%. I've numerous other qualifications and this is the only exam I've ever failed in my life. Out of 15 candidates in the class not one passed. It's a complete money making scheme and don't waste your time. I'm PRINCE2 and Agile qualified plus multiple H&S qualifications. The exam is a test of how fast you can type in 3 hours. Nonsense.
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It is a money making rip off. An elite club they don't want you to know the language for. Only 2 out of 12 scrapped a pass 55% (& one of these people were on their 4th attempt). All professionals (including with degrees/MAs) who put many hours study in and attended training. Something extremely wrong with this exam. APM need to set up their own project to improve their own exam!
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I would not give even one star. Not worth money, totally waste of time. Exam has totally different formulated question then questions which they given on the course, even one question from the course wasn't given on the final exam.
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Attempted and failed the exam Twice.Had long covid and requested extra time. First exam it was agreed, 2nd Exam 17th March the APM Quality lead would not accept Long COVID issues and extra time allocation request. Even though another APM member of staff granted it. 3 days before the Exam and 30mins before the exam i was still unsure if i had the extra time or not? I failed on 48% 2nd time round. I received a very poor score sheet that did not offer any relevant feedback. just a score for each question. How is anyone able to gain constructive feedback from that? They did not provide information if it was a failure on part A question or the part B question. I have no way of feeding back to the course tutor what area was an issue. In essence i fail by 35 marks which equated to 1.75 marks per Part A or Part B question. Yet they will not re-evaluate unless you reach between 52-54%. Feel so disillusioned with this organisation. Poor feedback, Very poor support with long Covid! Not happy with this organisation. Just feels like a money making scheme.
Trustpilot
By far one of the worst material content I've read and the exam was a test of how quickly can you type.The material given by APM is aload of jargon, nothing within the BOK describes the reasons why you do things, advantages or disadvantages of methodologies or techniques. It's just alot of words not alot of it makes sense. On top on buying the course they promote you purchase their study guide on how to pass the exam (why isn't this included as part of the BOK or even in addition to the BOK)The volume of the syllabus and the exam criteria of answering "10 questions in 3 hours" when it's 20 questions as each question has a part A and a part B. Up to 50 marks equating to roughly 15 mins per question. They sheer amount of detail they want you to include to add more mark there meerly isn't enough time to do so.I think this has be set up as a money making scheme. It doesn't teach you anything relevant to my job and it hasn't made me any more experienced or skilled than prior to taking this exam. I have been on the course with 30 people and 2 passed scrapping 55% this seriously needs to be reviewed by the APM body and they need to better their material and the objective to help people pass the exam.
Trustpilot
Sadly, the same experience as many others on here as I have just wasted 18 months studying for this qualification. Exam pass rate is very low and it seems to be all about making money for the APM. They managed to get money for a few books out of me and the company I work for (who funded my qualification) seem to have been ripped off as it was a case of “Close, but no cigar! Fancy paying £300 for a resit!?”. They would pay it but no way do I want to be associated with the APM after my experiences. Basically, pay for an APM exam and you’re funding jobs for the boys and girls to have their nice dinners out… That’s all you see in the newsletters!
Trustpilot
I am glad to see many people speak about the APM PMQ. It's purely a money making scam. I, like all the others who have given reviews here have multiple qualification and have been in the field for many years. With a month of studying I barely scored 53% I then had to pay £100 for a remark which they scored me the same again.No clear guidance on what answers they expect. and later on I discovered that they have a sample mark scheme which they keep hidden and share with a selected number of people.
Trustpilot
Awful, impossible to learn from the book that doesn’t provide enough information or context, and is set out horrifically. My cohort of apprentices include many experienced project managers who are completing the exam as part of the apprenticeship to validate their experience and knowledge, most are prince 2 qualified. Over half failed the exam after a year of workshops. As they are a charity they are not required to divulge the pass rate, they also give terrible feedback. My exam was online and I had a technical problem, but on enquiring how to appeal was told they cannot let me resit etc for technical problems. I would find it impossible to apply almost anything I have learned in this course. Waste of time and money and has totally demoralised me
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Quick facts about Association for Project Management
- What is Association for Project Management?
- Association for Project Management is a arts & culture unincorporated association based in Princes Risborough, United Kingdom. The charitable object of APM is advancing the science theory and practice of project and programme management for the public benefit. We are the Chartered Body for the project profession and offer membership, qualifications and wide support to project professionals.
- When was Association for Project Management founded?
- Association for Project Management was founded in 2017.
- Where is Association for Project Management located?
- Headquartered in Princes Risborough, United Kingdom.
- What is Association for Project Management's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately £10M-£100M. 92% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Association for Project Management trustworthy?
- Association for Project Management has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 89 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Association for Project Management's website?
- https://www.apm.org.uk
- Are donations to Association for Project Management tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of United Kingdom under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.