ACE YOUTH TRUST

Registered charity 1120282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACE YOUTH WORKER TRUST

THE MISSION OF ACE YOUTH TRUST IS TO OFFER PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE ON A RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR DAILY LIVES TO HELP THEM FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN THE AREAS OF DERBYSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11 TO 19 RESIDENT IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA, THE WEAVER WARD OF EAST STAFFORDSHIRE OR SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE INTENDED TO HELP THEM GROW AS INDIVIDUALS AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,360 in 2025, with total funds at year-end reaching £86,528. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £71,287 are sufficient to sustain active projects for approximately two years, well above the stated policy target of £35,000. The charity holds no staff on direct payroll, relying instead on sessional workers and volunteers, which contributes to its low expenditure relative to income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of essential delivery costs (minimum £35,000) (held: £71k)
“The Trustees maintain a reserves policy designed to cover 12 months of essential delivery costs. Following the reduction in projects during 2025, the minimum reserves requirement has reduced from £55,000 to £35,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£40k£33k
31/12/2024£49k£54k
31/12/2023£59k£52k
31/12/2022£59k£52k
31/12/2021£66k£48k

Common questions

Is ACE YOUTH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,360 in 2025, with total funds at year-end reaching £86,528. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £71,287 are sufficient to sustain active projects for approximately two years, well above the stated policy target of £35,000. The charity holds no staff on direct payroll, relying instead on sessional workers and volunteers, which contributes to its low expenditure relative to income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACE YOUTH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACE YOUTH TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. OSWALD, ASHBOURNE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. OSWALD, ASHBOURNEFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2024£20kACE Thursday Club
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£10kACE Thursday Club
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£10kFriday Club
UK government03/07/2020£25kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government28/02/2020£3kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£1kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2018£10kACE Friday Club
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2016£10kACE 16+ Club