ACCESS TO BUSINESS

Registered charity 1138761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A2B

Access to Business support unemployed people in the Black Country into Work, Self Emplopyment and Training

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £9,966 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £669,520 and expenditure of £659,554. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £368,038, which the Trustees believe is satisfactory as it represents just over six months of running costs against their policy target of six months.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Access to Business (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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carolyn Michelle Smith
• Cindy Elouise Williams-Findlay
• Clare Leanne Norton
• MANINDERJIT SINGH MANGAT
• Robin Tinsley

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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