Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

ACCESS TO BUSINESS

Access to Business support unemployed people in the Black Country into Work, Self Emplopyment and Training

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23	*	£765	£767	£-2	£0	£374	£381	6	24	0
31/03/22		£946	£903	£44	£0	£376	£0	n/a	23	0
31/03/21		£725	£693	£33	£0	£332	£332	5.8	22	0
31/03/20		£674	£658	£16	£0	£300	£0	n/a	22	20
31/03/19		£671	£637	£34	£0	£283	£283	5.3	20	40
31/03/18		£686	£675	£10	£0	£249	£242	4.3	19	0
31/03/17		£561	£549	£12	£0	£239	£219	4.8	19	0
31/03/16	*	£502	£469	£33	£0	£227	£227	5.8	16	0
31/03/15		£534	£532	£2	£3	£194	£173	3.9	14	0
31/03/14		£435	£553	£-118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£395	£507	£-113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£377	£470	£-93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 102%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years
(20 years as a company)

www.access2business.co.uk

info@access2business.co.uk

01902572397

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department for Work and Pensions	£10,075
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Securing Futures
£10,000	25/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide financial and digital skills support and guidance to 40 vulnerable beneficiaries from deprived communities. The project aims to improve beneficiaries financial and ....more The funding will be used to provide financial and digital skills support and guidance to 40 vulnerable beneficiaries from deprived communities. The project aims to improve beneficiaries financial and digital skills to help them to meet the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and develop resilience during the difficult post pandemic period.
Department for Work and Pensions - FRESH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMMITED
£2,022	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - FRESH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
£8,054	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Access to Business
£30,000	28/08/2013	Employment support service that will provide 1:1 advice and guidance, backed up with training, work placements and voluntary work for people with disabilities who are struggling to secure employment ....more Employment support service that will provide 1:1 advice and guidance, backed up with training, work placements and voluntary work for people with disabilities who are struggling to secure employment in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas.
National Lottery Community Fund - Access 2 Pathways - Project Extension
£280,000	18/04/2012 36	This continuation and development of an existing project will help those who are disabled, marginalised or who have mental health problems to become independent and employable. Social events and ....more This continuation and development of an existing project will help those who are disabled, marginalised or who have mental health problems to become independent and employable. Social events and networking events to build peer support as well as direct training for qualifications, volunteer and work experience placements and mentoring and coaching will take place alongside assertiveness courses, CV preparation, IT skills, letter writing, practice interviews and presentation skills training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-60

CHRISTOPHER BRIGGS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Associate Director

CINDY ELOUISE WILLIAMS-FINDLAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

JACQUENNE VIVIAN CASEY (Chair) Appointed: 2015

PAUL CHRISTOPHER WYNN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

ROBIN TINSLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: It Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2010, number: 1138761
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/2004, number: 05084674

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR23: 41 days late, AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

Access To Business
81 Tempest Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV2 1AA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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