FENLAND AREA COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE TRUST
Registered charity 1097098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FACET
FACET provides training for adults aged 16+ with any form of disability, enabling them to: - live independently - acquire new work-based skills - prepare for & move into work. We also create new enterprises to provide work experience opportunities for our students & services for the local community. We have also evolved to become a major provider in the area of health and social care services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource of £53,733 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £568,582. The trustees report that the charity has reached its reserves policy goal of holding six months' running costs, although it faces future capital requirements for new premises by 2039. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months' running costs (held: £569k)
“Board members are currently committed to holding reserves equating to a minimum of 6 months’ running costs” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year donation from March Lions Club, an entity in which one of the Trustees has an interest.
“There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - £250). A donation was received in the prior year from March Lions Club, an entity in which one of the Trustees has an interest.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FACET (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Wendy Papworthchair
- David Albert George Bye
- JOHN REVITT POTTER · trustee of 2 other charities
- Kim Nicole Pratt
- Patrick McEvoy
- Stuart William Sydney Burrows
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FENLAND AREA COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource of £53,733 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £568,582. The trustees report that the charity has reached its reserves policy goal of holding six months' running costs, although it faces future capital requirements for new premises by 2039. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
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