About ACO Membership
ACO provides an invaluable environment to bring together charities from throughout the sector to leverage their expertise, experience and resources to address these common issues and develop shared solutions.
By joining us, your whole organisation will benefit from a range of tools and resources specifically tailored to the benevolence/grant-making sector and we will provide a strong platform to enhance your activities through collaboration, peer connection and knowledge sharing with other charities in the sector.
Our Charity Members
ACO comprises a diverse network of other benevolent and grant-making charities, providing our members with a wide range of organisations to share knowledge and benchmark against.
Members include:
- Occupational charities
- Armed Forces charities
- Illness and disability charities
- Children’s charities
- Women’s charities
- Older people’s charities
- Regional charities
- Livery companies
- General grant-giving charities
Why Join ACO?
Knowledge sharing – we provide a platform to share best practice through member-only events, special interest groups (include CEO, Small Charity. Marcomms, International Beneficiaries and Income Generation & Fundraising forums), research and publications.
Building peer-to-peer relations – we help you to develop working relationships with others throughout the sector to bring significant benefits for both personal and professional development.
Lobbying and advocacy – we act as the voice of the benevolence sector and work in conjunction with other charity sector infrastructure bodies to influence Government, regulators and industry bodies.
Support and assistance – we aid members on specific issues and signpost to appropriate advice/support within the sector.
Membership fees
| Subscription band | Annual Subscription |
| Small Charity Subscription – annual turnover less than £350k | £430 |
| Band A – annual turnover between £350k and £1m | £825 |
| Band B – annual turnover between £1m and £3m | £965 |
| Band C – annual turnover between £3m and £5m | £1,085 |
| Band D – annual turnover over £5m | £1,210 |
Next Steps
To register to join ACO please use the contact form below and one of our team will be in touch soon to have a conversation with you and discuss the next steps for joining.
If you have any questions about ACO membership, please contact Donal Watkin (Chief Executive) e: donal@aco.uk.net / t: 020 7255 4475
Corporate Partnerships
Organisations that offer goods or services of value to ACO and its members may become Corporate Partners of ACO if they wish to have a presence in the benevolent sector. Packages are tailored. For corporate enquiries please get in touch with Donal Watkin (Chief Executive) e: donal@aco.uk.net / t: 020 7255 4475
Download ACO’s Corporate Partner Guide to find out more about becoming a Partner of ACO.