ALDATE'S COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION !NITIATIVES LTD

Registered charity 1143136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACT!

ACT!'s primary aim is providing relief to people in need, in particular offenders, ex-offenders, the homeless, asylum seekers and people suffering from addiction or mental illness.

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

Latest income
£432k
Latest spending
£437k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity funded an unrestricted deficit of £7,940 from reserves, resulting in total unrestricted general funds of £196,583 at year-end. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted general reserves to be adequate for the charity's current stage of development and confirm that the going concern basis remains appropriate.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity paid a grant of £157,576 to St Aldates PCC for staff seconded to the charity.
“During the year the charity awarded and paid a grant of £157,576 (2023: 88,474) to the PCC in respect of staff seconded by the PCC to the charity” — page 51
“St Aldates PCC made a donation of £10,000 to the charity out of its general funds. The PCC also made a donation of £59,567 (2023: £157,846) to the charity comprising gifts made to the PCC for the purpose of supporting ACT.” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: St Aldates PCC made donations totaling £69,567 (£10,000 general + £59,567 designated) to the charity.
“During the year the charity awarded and paid a grant of £157,576 (2023: 88,474) to the PCC in respect of staff seconded by the PCC to the charity” — page 51
“St Aldates PCC made a donation of £10,000 to the charity out of its general funds. The PCC also made a donation of £59,567 (2023: £157,846) to the charity comprising gifts made to the PCC for the purpose of supporting ACT.” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A close relative of a trustee was paid £4,400 for fundraising and communications services.
“During the year the charity awarded and paid a grant of £157,576 (2023: 88,474) to the PCC in respect of staff seconded by the PCC to the charity” — page 51
“St Aldates PCC made a donation of £10,000 to the charity out of its general funds. The PCC also made a donation of £59,567 (2023: £157,846) to the charity comprising gifts made to the PCC for the purpose of supporting ACT.” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£631k
Total spending
£416k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£205k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£432k£437k
31/12/2023£631k£416k
31/12/2022£459k£440k
31/12/2021£316k£304k
31/12/2020£435k£386k

Common questions

Is ALDATE'S COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION !NITIATIVES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity funded an unrestricted deficit of £7,940 from reserves, resulting in total unrestricted general funds of £196,583 at year-end. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted general reserves to be adequate for the charity's current stage of development and confirm that the going concern basis remains appropriate. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ALDATE'S COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION !NITIATIVES LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALDATE'S COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION !NITIATIVES LTD as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORD.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

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 ALDATES, OXFORDFY2023£172kGrant to related charity Aldates Community Transformation Initiatives.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORDFY2023£172kPrior year comparative.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORDFY2024£80kGrant to related charity
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORDFY2025£43kGrant to related charity

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East22/05/2025£2kGrant to Aldate's Community Transformation Initiatives
Community Foundation North East12/09/2024£1kGrant to Aldate's Community Transformation Initiatives
Community Foundation North East02/05/2024£2kGrant to Aldate's Community Transformation Initiatives
Community Foundation North East21/07/2022£2kGrant to Aldate's Community Transformation Initiatives