FORUM FOR ACCESS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (FACE)

Registered charity 289413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FACE, FORUM FOR ACCESS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, FORUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (FACE), POLYTECHNIC ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ('PACE')

FACE IS AN ACTIVE MULTI-SECTOR PRACTITIONER NETWORK FOR THOSE INVOLVED WITH ACCESS, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF FACE SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SECTOR AND RELATED CONTEXTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (A) TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION BETWEEN PROVIDERS IN DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION (B) TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND PRACTICES ABOUT CONTINUING EDUCATION (C) TO PARTICIPATE WITH OTHER BODIES IN DISCUSSIONS OF COMMON CONCERN (D) TO ENCOURAGE THE INITIATION OF FURTHER PROGRAMMES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WITHIN OR THROUGH THE AEGIS OF THE MEMBERS OF FACE (E) TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THE NATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND POLICY IN THE FIELD (F) TO ORGANISE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES: SUCH AS CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS AND PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS AND OCCASIONAL PAPERS AND ANY SUCH ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £59,648 from £32,664 in the prior year, driven by membership fee increases and a new conference funding model. Total expenditure rose to £51,534, resulting in a net surplus of £8,114 and unrestricted reserves of £71,821. The trustees note that reserves are high relative to the charity's size and annual expenditure.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Andrew Ross · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Wendy Fowle
• Gino Carlo Graziano · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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