ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACE)

Registered charity 1187744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACE

ACE is committed to empowering women (and men) and their communities to participate fully in economic and civic life across all sectors as essential to building stronger communities. We work with disadvantaged wo/men, and young adults to help them to improve the quality of life and become more sustainable through our delivery of creative and innovative inclusion and diversity education programmes.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE, CV WRITING AND READING AND WRITING SKILLS.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £4,881 as of 30 September 2025, following a net movement in funds of £90 for the year. The charity reported a significant decrease in incoming resources to £37,267 and increased expenditure to £47,233, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £14,586 to £4,881. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and accounts complied with statutory requirements.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£37k£47k
30/09/2024£96k£91k
30/09/2023£105k£112k
30/09/2022£81k£68k
30/09/2021£80k£79k

Common questions

Is ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £4,881 as of 30 September 2025, following a net movement in funds of £90 for the year. The charity reported a significant decrease in incoming resources to £37,267 and increased expenditure to £47,233, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £14,586 to £4,881. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and accounts complied with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kTea & Poetry
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2018£10kBAMER women's creative communication skills