Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 15

ARMY CADET CHARITABLE TRUST UK

Mission:

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£4,414	£4,607	£-193	£0	£4,938	£3,630	9.5	50	16
31/03/22	£4,027	£4,194	£-167	£0	£5,301	£4,743	13.6	53	14
31/03/21	£4,941	£4,233	£708	£0	£5,243	£4,320	12.2	51	13
31/03/20	£4,441	£4,323	£118	£0	£4,046	£3,998	11.1	64	0
31/03/19	£5,729	£5,633	£96	£0	£3,947	£3,933	8.4	60	0
31/03/18	£4,257	£4,085	£172	£0	£3,673	£3,641	10.7	54	0
31/03/17	£5,625	£5,543	£82	£0	£3,644	£3,636	7.9	59	0
31/03/16	£8,434	£9,330	£-896	£0	£3,254	£3,215	4.1	39	0
31/03/15	£3,742	£4,632	£-891	£71	£4,468	£4,152	10.8	32	0
31/03/14	£4,351	£4,180	£171	£69	£5,120	£4,653	13.4	26	0
31/03/13	£6,205	£5,347	£858	£66	£4,790	£4,211	9.5	21	0
31/03/12	£4,003	£4,152	£-148	£65	£3,578	£3,103	9	22	0
31/03/11	£3,181	£2,792	£388	£59	£3,723	£3,128	13.4	20	0
31/03/10	£3,013	£2,599	£414	£80	£3,185	£2,326	10.7	21	0
31/03/09	£2,579	£2,068	£511	£62	£2,330	£1,701	9.9	21	0
31/03/08	£2,338	£1,922	£416	£63	£2,138	£1,614	10.1	17	0
31/03/07	£2,681	£2,535	£146	£148	£1,875	£1,461	6.9	17	0
31/03/06	£4,138	£4,022	£116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	£3,383	£3,300	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£2,712	£2,689	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years
(90 years as a company)

WWW.ACCTUK.ORG

MEMBERSHIP@ACCTUK.ORG

02045868181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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What it does

The Association is dedicated to promoting the ideals and activities of the Army Cadet Force, a national, military themed, voluntary youth movement open to boys and girls of all backgrounds and abilities. In providing educational, adventurous, competitve and social activities the Association's key priorities are citizenship development, leadership training, and confidence building.

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,296	08/01/2024	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Marine Academy Detachment Army Cadets
£2,039	22/10/2022	We aim to ensure all Cadets have equal opportunities to partake in all activities regardless of their financial background.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Army Cadet Force
£2,787	24/10/2020	We will help give children with behavioural problems or any other difficulties they may be having, a better chance out in the community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brampton Detachment Army Cadets
£3,075	24/10/2020	Encouraging the development of personal powers of practical leadership and the ability to work successfully as a member of a team.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carlisle Castle Detachment, Cumbria Army Cadet Force
£4,795	15/11/2019	We would like to purchase outdoor, sports, and training equipment to help our cadets complete their Duke of Edinburgh's Awards.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Holsworthy Army Cadet Force
£2,537	15/11/2019	We want to buy expedition and first aid training equipment to allow young people to gain certification with real world and employment value.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashburton Detachment, Devon Army Cadet Force
£7,435	15/11/2019	We want to fund repairs and refurbishments to our Drill Hall, which is in dire need of repair.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£151,128	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Charitable donations from LIBOR 2018-2019
£458,747	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armewd Forces causes
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Broomhill Army Cadet Force
£2,573	29/11/2017	We want funds to pay for a 'Lest we forget' bench for our community. We would also like funds to buy planters and gardening equipment.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amble Army Cadets - Northumbria ACF
£2,718	29/11/2017	We want to create a permanent memorial garden within Amble Town Square to commemorate those who gave their lives fighting for this country.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-69

CHRISTOPHER TEARNEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Youth Worker

DAVID CHIPP Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager

DUNCAN FRANCIS CAPPS CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

JEMMA KATE RALPH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Unemployed

JOYCE ALEXANDRA QUIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Administrator

JUSTIN TAVERSHIMA TARKA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

OLIVER CHARLES RICE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operations Manager

RUADHRI ANDREW DUNCAN Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Finance Broker

SARAH ELIZABETH DICKSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Executive

WENDY ANN ADAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nurse

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1962, number: 305962
Registered at Companies House on 26/10/1934, number: 00293432

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK
Holderness House
51-61 Clifton Street
LONDON
EC2A 4DW

Objectives

(1) TO GIVE MENTAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND SO TO FORM AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER OF EACH AS TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A GOOD START IN LIFE AND TO DEVELOP IN THEM PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.(2) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY CADET FORCE THROUGH FOSTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF ARMY CADETS AND ADVANCING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF ARMY CADET FORCE ADULT VOLUNTEERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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