Causes
 X
Resources
 X
User Services
 X
home >> charity search >> acre housing
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

ACRE HOUSING

Acre Housing provides and maintains accomodation and other properties for people with learning disabilities. They also provide advice and assistance in matters relating to the housing needs of people with learning disabilities. Acre Housing operates in Oxfordshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,303,402 available, equivalent to 232 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Find similar charities within: miles

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£1,077£586£491£0£11,898£11,303231.700
31/03/22£1,063£594£470£0£11,407£10,811218.500
31/03/21£1,041£522£519£0£10,937£10,341237.600
31/03/20£969£542£427£0£10,418£9,827217.400
31/03/19£916£605£311£0£9,992£9,400186.300
31/03/18£844£554£291£0£9,681£9,08819700
31/03/17£1,068£502£567£0£9,505£8,912213.100
31/03/16£839£391£448£0£8,939£8,344256.400
31/03/15£1,046£670£375£6£8,491£7,895141.300
31/03/14£823£330£493£8£8,115£7,688279.600
31/03/13£4,968£255£4,712£5£7,622£7,200338.400
31/03/12£265£100£165n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£319£106£213n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£284£97£187n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£219£75£144n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£322£63£259n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£170£50£120n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£127£38£90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£766£78£688n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,169£1,049£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Show more rows -->

Download accounts
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 135%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 231.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

www.acrehousing.org.uk

01189516200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-71
  • ANDREW STUART BRYAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • JENNIFER POZZONI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
  • JOHN ALFRED LINTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • MARK STODDART Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/1992, number: 1010701
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/1992, number: 02677365
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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; AR11: 4 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Field Seymour Parkes
SOLICITORS
NO 1 London Street
READING
RG1 4PN

Objectives

1TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY: 1. THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION; 2. THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO THEIR HOUSING NEEDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTWELL-CUM-SOTWELL AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
 The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
 Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
 In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Watch Inspiring Videos

Save the upside down forest
Change the ending - the pain of Alzheimers
Help Dads in prison stay in touch with their children
Giving is Great
Share
Copy Link
×