Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

A.C.E

ACE tackles inequality by addressing the urgent needs of the BME Jewish community during the cost-of-living crisis. ACE help the disadvantaged young people improve their mental wellbeing by arranging projects & clubs of arts, day trips, weekends away, holiday camps and play schemes aimed at developing their skills, hidden talents and bringing out their full potential to become successful adults.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£92£77£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£62£55£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£53£50£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£31£16£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£26£21£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£11£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£20£8£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£19£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£26£14£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

ACE8211@GMAIL.COM

07534326822

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£30,500
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
Postcode Society Trust£24,960
DCMS£10,000
Sport England£8,000
CAF£5,000
City Bridge Trust£5,000
The Childhood Trust£2,575
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Day-trips For Kids
£10,000 16/12/2022
The funding will be used to provide day trips and outings for children from low-income families from the orthodox Jewish community. The project aims to provide access to social activities help develop friendships between children broaden their ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to A.C.E. - Activities for Cultural Enhancement
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Fit & Fun
£8,000 04/07/2022
This project will provide safe bike riding for disadvantaged boys 9-12 years, from the Orthodox Jewish minority group in Hackney. The cycling will take place over weekends with 50 participants.
Postcode Society Trust - Discover and Develop talents
£24,960 27/05/2022
Young girls will discovering & developing new skills through a range of art workshops to improve their mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Out & About
£10,000 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to provide day trips for children aged 8-13 from low-income families targeting the orthodox Jewish community. The project aims to encourage friendships between children from different backgrounds to broaden their horizons ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ACE
£2,500 20/07/2021
0
towards a trip to Gullivers Land Theme Park for children from disadvantaged communities in Hackney and Haringey.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to A.C.E. - Activities for Cultural Enhancement
£30,000 21/12/2020
Weekend residentials for Orthodox Jewish boys from Hackney. By attending the residentials children will have improved wellbeing, improved relationships and develop strong self-belief.
The Childhood Trust - Here to help you
£2,575 03/07/2020
In the wave of the current crisis, ACE will be providing programs for disadvantaged young people. The projects will all have the aim to help disadvantaged young people and their families, especially those from low income families or young people ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
CAF - Grant to A.C.E
£5,000 03/06/2020
3
Grant to A.C.E to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to ACE
£5,000 01/05/2020
A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Get The Ball Rolling
£10,000 28/02/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver a hockey club for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to bring people together and develop confidence and self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Glad Lad
£10,000 17/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver fitness workshops for young people. The project aims to provide wellbeing support and encourage healthier lifestyle choices.
National Lottery Community Fund - "FIT & FUN"
£10,000 08/10/2014
12
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ACE Activities for Cultural Enhancement
£1,500 08/02/2012
36
towards a three-day residential trip to Halls Farm in Kent for a group of Orthodox Jewish boys from the London Borough of Hackney
National Lottery Community Fund - 'FRESH' - Fulfilling Rural Experience and Social Haven
£10,000 11/08/2011
11
This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use funding to run two leisure and educational weekends for young Jewish people from local low income families. This will provide participants with access to healthy activities and support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Out and About
£10,000 05/02/2010
12
A project by this Hackney group for young disadvantaged Jewish people aged 8-15 to attend a range of educational and recreational trips at weekends and in the school holidays. The young people will also be able to participate in healthy rural ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ISAAC WERTHAIM (Chair) Appointed: 2005
  • LEA WEISS
  • NAVILLE STAR Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2010, number: 1133594
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR12: 265 days late, AR11: 630 days late, AR10: 995 days late, AR09: 1360 days late,
Main office

20 Colberg Place
LONDON
N16 5RB

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION AND RECREATION.3 TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO GROW UP TO BECOME USEFUL CITIZENS ABLE TO MAKE USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. 4 THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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