THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Registered charity 1193025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TASO

For the public benefit, the advancement of education in the UK by:a. undertaking, supporting and disseminating the useful results of research into inequality of opportunity toobtain access to education and, in particular, barriers to accessing HE; andb. to support, and promote access to education for those facing barriers to access.

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £674,675, representing a net movement in funds of £312,484 for the year. The charity relies primarily on a single funder, the Office for Students, and notes that it is unable to fulfill its ambition of holding three months' expenditure in reserves due to current funding arrangements. The trustees confirm the charity is in a stable position with robust financial planning structures in place.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The Trustees' ambition is to carry reserves that represent three months of the anticipated monthly expenditure. We are unable to fulfil this aim due our current funding arrangements.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DSK Partners LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£383k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2024£2.0m£2.2m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £674,675, representing a net movement in funds of £312,484 for the year. The charity relies primarily on a single funder, the Office for Students, and notes that it is unable to fulfill its ambition of holding three months' expenditure in reserves due to current funding arrangements. The trustees confirm the charity is in a stable position with robust financial planning structures in place. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by DSK Partners LLP.