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ACE receives various grants to support young people's emotional health and reduce school nonattendance.
Various grants, fundraised income and donations are used to support the aims and objectives of ACE, supporting young people to reduce anxiety, low self-esteem and social isolation and to improve emotional health and wellbeing to decrease school nonattendance at locations within Lancaster.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
ACE uses funds to create curriculum resources and support accreditation through PQASSO.
These funds will be used to create and provide curriculum resources and will support the work of ACE through accreditation.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
ACE receives funding to work with young people at risk of homelessness and those in supported housing.
Funding allows ACE to work with young people to improve emotional health and build resilience for those that are at risk of becoming homeless and those who are aged 16 to 24 living in supported housing.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
ACE uses funding to appoint trainees for a Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner course.
Funding has allowed ACE to appoint two trainees to undertake a 12 month Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner course.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
ACE received renewed funding for three years to provide trauma-focused therapy and training.
Funding was renewed in September 23 for a further three years.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 28
The charity has received funding from BBC Children In Need to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of children aged 11-18.
Funding is used to reduce distress, improve the emotional health and wellbeing and build the resilience of children aged 11-18 outside of school hours.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 27
The number of employees has decreased from the previous year, with all positions being part-time.
Number of employees (all part time) 2025 2024 No No Charity Coordinator 1 1 Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioners 7 14
Operational · Trend statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 25
Expenditure on charitable activities includes costs for youth worker salaries and various support expenses.
Youth worker costs (5,000) 128,279 123,279 223,509
Financial · Procedural statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 24
The charity's income from charitable activities has increased in unrestricted funds compared to the previous year.
10,000 135,000 145,000 202,430
Financial · Trend statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 23
The charity has received income from NHS Lancashire & Cumbria ICB for operating peer support groups and delivering participation activities.
NHS Lancashire & Cumbria ICB (previously Clinical Commissioning Groups) - 34,061 34,061 121,376
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 23
The charity's unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees.
Unrestricted funds - these are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general activities of the charity
Financial · Policy statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
Support costs include office and governance expenses that directly support the charity's objectives.
Support costs are those which assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs and governance costs. They are incurred directly to support the objectives of the charity.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis when a legal or constructive obligation to make payments exists and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
ACE is developing management and staff supervision to improve its response to young people with complex, multi-layered needs requiring long-term support.
The charity has reviewed itself and identified areas of development need to improve management and staff supervision and to respond to the needs of some young people who although improving have complex and multi layered needs that require long term support
Operational · Commitment statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
ACE has unrestricted general funds of £49,178 to invest in future activities for the budget year 2025-26.
Funds at 31 March 2025 comprise restricted funds of £73,000 relating to on-going projects, leaving unrestricted general funds of £49,178 in the budget for 2025-26 which will be invested in future activity
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
ACE is focusing on areas of specialism to respond to the changing mental health needs of young people and fill gaps in service provision.
The charity is focussed on responding to the changing mental health needs of young people and filling a niche that is a gap in service provision
Strategic · Policy statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
ACE lost a tender for work with Lancashire and Cumbria ICB to a large national organisation, ending its contract in July 2024.
Ultimately the tender was not won and work previously delivered by ACE over a number of years was awarded to a large national organisation for delivery in a revised way. Work for Lancashire and Cumbria ICB ended in July 2024
Commissioning · Procedural statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
ACE has reviewed its Reserves Policy and holds reserves equivalent to three months of overhead costs, currently estimated at £21,000.
The charity reviewed its Reserves Policy in 2019 and following significant growth of funded project work agreed to hold reserves equivalent to three months running costs for its overhead costs. This is currently estimated to be £21,000
Financial · Policy statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
ACE's income decreased from £217,497 to £159,974 while expenditure reduced from £236,363 to £140,974 in the year ending 31 March 2025.
The financial statements show total income of £159,974 (2024: £217,497) and expenditure of £140,974 (2024: £236,363)
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
The charity received a £10,000 grant from the Francis C Scott Charitable Trust to assist with organisational running costs.
The Francis Sott Trust awarded a £10,000 grant to A.C.E to assist in the overall organisational running costs.
Financial · Funding statement · From Achieve Change and Engagement Ace — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13