THE ACE CENTRE-NORTH
Registered charity 1089313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
ACE Centre provides specialist assessments and training information and advice on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) for people with communication and physical disabilities, and those who support them.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £458,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £3,604,331. The trustees are satisfied that the Centre can continue to operate effectively for the foreseeable future, citing adequate resources and a reserves policy requiring a minimum of twelve months' running costs. The primary funding source is an NHS contract which generated £4,396,127 in income.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum of twelve months (held: £3.6m)
“The reserves policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable Ace Centre to continue delivering its core services for a minimum of twelve months, at its current capacity, in the event of it losing its primary source of income.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACE Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HAWLEY, Mark Simon, Professor — director, appointed 17/06/2026on trustee list
- ASHWORTH, Owen Michael — director, appointed 11/03/2026on trustee list
- NASHEEN, Umar — director, appointed 11/03/2025on trustee list
- WELCH, Timothy Joseph — director, appointed 11/12/2024on trustee list
- HEWSON, Toby Giles — director, appointed 16/02/2024on trustee list
- DEVLIN, John — director, appointed 15/07/2015on trustee list
- SEVER, Anthony Colin — secretary, appointed 21/09/2022
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- John Devlin
- Owen Michael Ashworth
- Professor Mark Hawley
- Timothy Joseph Welch
- Toby Hewson · trustee of 2 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ACE CENTRE-NORTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £458,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £3,604,331. The trustees are satisfied that the Centre can continue to operate effectively for the foreseeable future, citing adequate resources and a reserves policy requiring a minimum of twelve months' running costs. The primary funding source is an NHS contract which generated £4,396,127 in income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
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