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ACE AFRICA (UK)

Registered charity 1111283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACE, ACE UK, ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT

Latest income
£508k
Latest spending
£578k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £19,565, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months of unrestricted budgeted expenditure. This shortfall is attributed to prioritizing unrestricted funding for East Africa programs, reduced fundraising capacity, and donor reluctance to fund UK operating costs. Despite this, the trustees maintain that improving reserves remains a priority to promote organizational stability.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The closing balance of free reserves, £19,565 in 2025 was below our target” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACE Africa (UK) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£508k
Total spending
£578k
Cost of raising funds
£73k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Kenya · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£508k£578k
31/12/2024£675k£667k
31/12/2023£725k£739k
31/12/2022£602k£629k
31/12/2021£737k£723k

Common questions

Is ACE AFRICA (UK) financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £19,565, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months of unrestricted budgeted expenditure. This shortfall is attributed to prioritizing unrestricted funding for East Africa programs, reduced fundraising capacity, and donor reluctance to fund UK operating costs. Despite this, the trustees maintain that improving reserves remains a priority to promote organizational stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACE AFRICA (UK)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACE AFRICA (UK) as a grant recipient include H C D MEMORIAL FUND, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£25k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£18k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£17k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2023£12k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£55k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£9k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND1£5k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST1£2k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS1£1k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST1£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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