ACE PROGRAMME

Registered charity 1191681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cricket Coaching Programmes

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Latest income

£788k

Latest spending

£837k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,278 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £175,495 to £127,217. The trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern, citing secure funding from key stakeholders for 2026 and a set fundraising target. However, the unrestricted reserves of £62,265 are significantly below the stated policy target of £240,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £62k)

“Current Target Amount: £240,000 Current Reserve Level: £62,265”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC), where Trustee Andrew Lane is a Director.

“During the year, a donation of £25,000 (2024 - £NIL) was made by SCCC to the Charity. A total of £NIL (2024 - £243,196) was also recharged from SCCC to ACE Programme for the Staff costs of the Charity. Costs of £22,379 (2024 - £43,935) were also charged by SCCC for Academy Programme, Schools Competition and Development costs. As at the year-end, a total of £1,969 (2024 - £247) was owing to SCCC by the Charity.”

“During the year, a donation of £451,667 (2024 - £383,750) was made by ECB to the Charity. A total of £138,901 (2024 £89,372) was also recharged from ECB to ACE Programme for the Staff costs of the Charity. Costs of £321,986 (2024 - £300,934) were also charged by ECB for coaching and development costs. As at the year-end, a total of £NIL (2024 - £NIL) was owing to ECB by the Charity.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation and recharges from England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), where Trustee Ebony Rainford-Brent is a Director.

“During the year, a donation of £25,000 (2024 - £NIL) was made by SCCC to the Charity. A total of £NIL (2024 - £243,196) was also recharged from SCCC to ACE Programme for the Staff costs of the Charity. Costs of £22,379 (2024 - £43,935) were also charged by SCCC for Academy Programme, Schools Competition and Development costs. As at the year-end, a total of £1,969 (2024 - £247) was owing to SCCC by the Charity.”

“During the year, a donation of £451,667 (2024 - £383,750) was made by ECB to the Charity. A total of £138,901 (2024 £89,372) was also recharged from ECB to ACE Programme for the Staff costs of the Charity. Costs of £321,986 (2024 - £300,934) were also charged by ECB for coaching and development costs. As at the year-end, a total of £NIL (2024 - £NIL) was owing to ECB by the Charity.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACE Programme (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) — “The ACE Programme is proud to be supported by two of the most influential organisations in UK sport – the England and Wales Cricket Board (E…” (source page)
Sport England — “The ACE Programme is proud to be supported by two of the most influential organisations in UK sport – the England and Wales Cricket Board (E…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£788k

Total spending

£837k

Cost of raising funds

£16k

Reserves (reported)

£62k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Phil Walker CBEchair
Andrew Lane
Andrien Meyers
Bornmene Barikor · trustee of 4 other charities
Callum Doyle
Dominic Haddock
Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE
Jonathan William Robert Surtees
Julia Michelle Regis · trustee of 1 other charity
Lynne Warnock · trustee of 1 other charity
Roland Alexander Ilube OBE

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£788k	£837k
31/12/2024	£750k	£760k
31/12/2023	£654k	£635k
31/12/2022	£494k	£453k
31/12/2021	£394k	£269k

Common questions

Is ACE PROGRAMME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,278 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £175,495 to £127,217. The trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern, citing secure funding from key stakeholders for 2026 and a set fundraising target. However, the unrestricted reserves of £62,265 are significantly below the stated policy target of £240,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACE PROGRAMME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACE PROGRAMME as a grant recipient include ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST	FY2026	£452k	Donations to cricketing charities

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	03/01/2024	£815k	Surrey African Caribbean Engagement (ACE) Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£39k
CEO SLEEPOUT	2	£26k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£432k
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	1	£250k
THE KAMINI AND VINDI BANGA FAMILY TRUST	1	£139k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£138k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£134k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£84k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED.

LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED income £2.5m
MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB FOUNDATION income £2.7m
ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST income £41.7m
Cricketers' Trust Limited income £483k
ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.4m
SHEPHERDS BUSH CRICKET CLUB income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ACE PROGRAMME	£788k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£2.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST FY2026	£41.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Cricketers' Trust Limited FY2024	£483k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.