ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION (WIGAN) LIMITED

Registered charity 1091767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACE - ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION (WIGAN) LIMITED

OUR STUDENTS ARE WORKING TOWARDS AN ACCREDIATION FROM ASCENTIS, FORMERLY OCNW FOR EMPLOYABILITY AND ASDAN 'INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS'.

Objects

3. THE AIMS OF ACE ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE NEED OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:A) ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B)A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT CENTRED SERVICE WORKING TO ENABLE STUDENT TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY FOR THEIR OWN AND THE COMMUNITY'S BENEFIT;C) A SERVICE THAT NOT ONLY DIRECTLY ADDRESSES A SHORTFALL IN POST 18 EDUCATIONAL PROVISION LOCALLY FOR THE BENEFICIARIES, BUT WHICH ALSO LINKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND RESOURCES;D) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF IT'S SERVICE BY REGULAR EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF; AND E) A SECURE, WELL- ESTABLISHED SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £956 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing from £70,478 to £69,522. The trustees confirm that sufficient funds exist to continue operating and meet liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The organization relies on a mix of trading income (£158,288) and donations/grants (£23,774) to fund its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACE - Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEBORAH GENT
• Julie Anita Wilkinson
• OLIVE HALLIWELL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIGAN AND LEIGH COMMUNITY CHARITY.

• WIGAN AND LEIGH COMMUNITY CHARITY income £275k
• BASICS PLUS income £862k
• EDLINGTON COMMUNITY ORGANISATION income £111k
• YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE income £525k
• ACHEINU LIMITED income £552k
• NHANCED COMMUNITIES income £182k

Side by side with its peers

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