Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE ACCESS FOUNDATION 

To support organisations who have as a key objective the mitigation of the digital divide, by making computing facilities, support and/or learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people.To support charities who have been chosen or shortlisted as the Access Group charities of the year.To support charities who have a strong emotional connection with a member of staff of the Access
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £14,812,161 available, equivalent to 149 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
30/06/23£18,466£1,192£17,274£0£18,147£14,812149.210
30/06/22£1,515£643£873£0£873£87316.300
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 149.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 107 months
Quick Ratio: 950.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 3 years

www.TheAccessGroupFoundation.com

Office@TheAccessGroupFoundation.com

01582465100

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 1 employee

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2021, number: 1194267
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE ACCESS FOUNDATION
Armstrong Building
10 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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