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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE ACE CENTRE-NORTH 

ACE Centre provides specialist assessments and training information and advice on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) for people with communication and physical disabilities, and those who support them.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£4,378£4,292£86£2£3,910£3,91010.9380
31/03/22£3,671£3,773£-101£1£4,097£0n/a390
31/03/21£3,662£3,005£656£1£4,110£4,11016.4330
31/03/20£3,716£3,556£159£1£3,028£3,02810.2320
31/03/19£3,961£3,305£657£2£3,088£0n/a270
31/03/18£3,539£3,034£506£2£2,432£6472.6230
31/03/17£3,793£2,987£805£3£1,927£6352.6230
31/03/16*£3,582£3,178£404£4£1,121£6262.4190
31/03/15£1,425£1,309£116£75£717£6135.6180
31/03/14*£637£705£-68£54£602£59510.1120
31/03/13£1,131£662£468£114£670£66212120
31/03/12£542£502£40£109£202£1944.690
31/03/11£451£594£-143£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£712£614£98£144£305£2615.190
31/03/09*£579£570£8£108£207£1643.5100
31/03/08*£446£561£-115£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£359£724£-365£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£741£776£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£922£747£175£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£606£486£120£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 22 years

www.acecentre.org.uk

enquiries@acecentre.org.uk

01613580151

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 38 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-76
  • JOHN DEVLIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Local Government Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2001, number: 1089313
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2001, number: 04268143
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR10: 15 days late, AR09: 5 days late, AR08: 12 days late,
Main office

ACE CENTRE NORTH
HOLLINWOOD BUSINESS CENTRE
ALBERT STREET
OLDHAM
OL8 3QL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHOSE PHYSICAL AND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES ARE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THE USE OF MICROELECTRONICS AND OTHER AIDS TO COMMUNICATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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