Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ALLIANCE FOR COHESION AND RACIAL EQUALITY LTD

1. Strategic Engagement: Promoting equality across the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. 2. Community Cohesion: Promoting community cohesion; embracing diversity; and encouraging integration. 3. Community Engagement and Development: Addressing imbalances in power and bring about change founded on social justice, equality and inclusion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/24£336£230£105n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£287£233£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£140£142£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£121£96£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£75£74£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£141£142£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£171£153£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£182£175£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£180£183£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£179£204£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.acre-reading.org

info@acre-reading.org

01189510279

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality Ltd
£45,269 19/04/2023
Reading Windrush 75th Festival
National Lottery Community Fund - Stories Behind the Stats
£9,970 08/02/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a support group, promote awareness and encourage discussion of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the area. The project aims to provide help for survivors and educate people on this sensitive topic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-83
  • ANDREW KOSSI SINGO Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lecturer
  • ALICE MPOFU-COLES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Phd Student, University Of Reading
  • DR MOHAMMED EJAZ ELAHI Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Self Employed
  • GLEN ANTHONY DENNIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Professional
  • RASIB HUSSAIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • SAIRAH AMINA KHAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Community Worker
  • SUNILA LOBO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Educationist
  • TARIQ ADAM GOMMA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Healthwatch Advocate
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2012, number: 1149491
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2012, number: 08248195
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Middle Building
344 Oxford Road
READING
RG30 1AF

Objectives

1. TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; AND2. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES; ESPECIALLY IN THE GREATER READING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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