Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

ACE AFRICA (UK) 

Ace Africa (UK) raises funds to support Ace Africa Tanzania & Kenya to work with vulnerable, marginalised people in low resource settings in Tanzania & Kenya. They build resilient inclusive communities. We improve food & economic security, health & education by developing long term sustainable solutions in three programming areas. Child development, Community Health, & Community Livelihoods
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 19 years
(20 years as a company)

www.ace-africa.org

info@ace-africa.org

02079332996

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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
31/12/22£602£629£-26£162£100£110.2317
31/12/21£737£723£14£162£126£100.2415
31/12/20£820£784£36£170£112£270.4412
31/12/19£776£790£-14£129£76£60.140
31/12/18£882£954£-72£205£90£260.355
31/12/17£975£1,081£-106£155£161£580.640
31/12/16£1,220£1,194£27£263£267£1411.440
31/12/15£1,182£1,167£15£198£240£1251.330
31/12/14£1,012£931£80£141£226£730.930
31/12/13£843£804£39£241£146£66130
31/12/12£415£442£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£429£495£-65£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£563£588£-25£132£199£661.430
31/12/09£605£507£98£116£224£320.830
31/12/08£519£460£59£99£127£80.230
31/12/07£340£310£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£175£143£32£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 14.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 3 employees
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Kenya, Tanzania,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Community Livelihoods Initiative, Western Kenya
£105,173 14/02/2018
Community Livelihoods Initiative, Western Kenya
Comic Relief - Strengthening capacity and access to quality health services for people affected by HIV/AIDS
£282,824 25/11/2015
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HIV prevalence is 5% among adults in Tanzania, but in the rural Arusha district, people living with HIV are a hidden and excluded population due to very high levels of stigma and discrimination.ACE ....more
Dulverton Trust - Community Education in Agriculture/Nutrition
£84,471 22/10/2014
Community Education in Agriculture/Nutrition

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-49
  • SIMON BUTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2005, number: 1111283
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2003, number: 04726183
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ace-Africa (UK)
c/o Lockton Companies LLP
The St Botolph Building
138 Houndsditch
London
EC3A 7AG

Objectives

3. CHARITY OBJECTS:THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE: TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (NGOS), COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, OTHER ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES UNDERTAKING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE RECOGNISED AS SUCH UNDER ENGLISH LAW (INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT) WORKING IN AFRICA IN PARTICULAR WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON RURAL COMMUNITIES SO THAT SUCH COMMUNITIES, PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND OTHER CARERS HAVE THE CAPACITY, SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO CARE FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENYA AND TANZANIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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