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AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Registered charity 299293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACET, ACET UK

Mission:promoting healthy self-esteem, positive relationships & good sexual health. - Educating young people- Delivering training & providing resources to those who work with young people- Supporting parents - Training & mobilising churches- Working with international partners to promote healthy relationships, improve sexual health & respond to the HIV pandemic

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£539k
Latest spending
£678k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £89,718, which the trustees consider adequate despite being £11.7K under the stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £259,060 to £120,698.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee has employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 in the year.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee has employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 in the year. (2024: One employee has employee benefits between £60,000 and £70,000).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £90k; policy: three months of expenditure and redundancy pay)
“The 2024/2025 year finished £11.7K under the reserves requirement at 31st August.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from related parties were £10,210
“Aggregate donations from related parties were £10,210 (2024: £3,000). There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£678k
Cost of raising funds
£73k
Reserves (reported)
£90k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 13.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · India · Nigeria · Russia · South Africa · Thailand · Throughout London · Ukraine · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£539k£678k
31/08/2024£614k£685k
31/08/2023£708k£702k
31/08/2022£636k£623k
31/08/2021£610k£567k

Common questions

Is AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £89,718, which the trustees consider adequate despite being £11.7K under the stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £259,060 to £120,698. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING as a grant recipient include SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUSTFY2022£41k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£20k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£12k
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2024£10k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kOverseas Development
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£9k
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2022£9k
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2022£5k
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£2kGrant to Organisation
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£2kGrant
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2023£2kSchool Uniform/General
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kInternational
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2022£2kArts/Projects
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2023£2kOther Grants
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kINTERNATIONAL

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£272k
THE S M B TRUST2£4k
THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST1£4.0m
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£355k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING£539k£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL NEEDS UK FY2024£1.1m—0below11.0%no doubt
YOUTH WITH A MISSION HARPENDEN FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
SEX EDUCATION FORUM FY2025£289k——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt

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