AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES UK

Registered charity 1158103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACCESS UK

Improve BME youth outcomes within Education, Employment, and Enterprise. Provide bespoke, end-to-end careers solutions/ IAG services for disadvantaged and underserved young minoritised job seekers. Access UK also provides culturally competent consultancy and engagement services based on the public health approach delivery model to tackle serious youth violence and anti-social behaviour.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-24 YOU ARE NOT IN EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION OR TRAINING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO HELP ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS AND EX-OFFENDERS IN LONDON, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B)ADVANCING EDUCATION; AND(C)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit: IN LONDON

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

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

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total net assets of £396,900, a decrease from £480,134 in the previous year, driven by a net outgoing resource of £6,506 against incoming resources of £133,709. The balance sheet shows significant cash reserves of £386,097 with minimal current liabilities of £849, indicating strong liquidity. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

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 4 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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Herefordshire CouncilSocial care and education support and financial system01/10/2026£4.8m
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCILCall-Off Contract for Access Core+ CCIS & Youth Justice System28/09/2026£280k
London Borough of CroydonADAM Housing Management Portal - AWARD25/09/2026£295k
Kirklees CouncilAdult Social Care Integrated CMS24/09/2026£1.3m
Luton CouncilBT1902 CM - Electronic Care Monitoring, Management & Scheduling21/09/2026£106k
Milton Keynes CouncilHome to School Transport - System Configuration10/09/2026£293k
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UKApplicant Tracking System09/09/2026£48k
West Sussex County CouncilSocial Care Case Management System (Mosaic)21/08/2026£5.7m
Enfield CouncilCore+ Integrated Youth Support Solution14/08/2026£239k
North Northamptonshire CouncilNorth Northamptonshire Council - Evo Transport Module within Synergy22/07/2026£218k

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£52k£135k
30/04/2024£134k£163k
30/04/2023£93k£159k
30/04/2022£344k£220k
30/04/2021£460k£167k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total net assets of £396,900, a decrease from £480,134 in the previous year, driven by a net outgoing resource of £6,506 against incoming resources of £133,709. The balance sheet shows significant cash reserves of £386,097 with minimal current liabilities of £849, indicating strong liquidity. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES UK as a grant recipient include THE T.K. MAXX AND HOMESENSE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE T.K. MAXX AND HOMESENSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£35k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£8kCBNLD683
UK government01/04/2022£12kCBNLD683
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2019£310kRoad Ceo (Divert)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2018£10kUrban Shakespeare
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2016£9k'Gang Stars'- Pre-employment pilot for gang members