THE ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ENTERPRISES

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity is run by and for cultural heritage trading professionals. It provides education, information and continuing professional development for all its members and promotes best practice. New members are always warmly welcome.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£808,363
Donations and legacies | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £426.23k | |
Other trading activities | £381.15k | |
Investments | £979 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£952,146
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £952.15k | |
Other | £0 |
-£48,220 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £201,643 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £952.15k |
People

9 Employee(s)
8 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Throughout England And Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 13 February 2008: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
8 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Joanna Clarkson | Trustee | 12 November 2021 |
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Gabriela Ferreira Fernandez Gandolfini | Trustee | 03 September 2021 |
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Matthew Martin Henderson | Trustee | 03 September 2021 |
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Kingston Adam Myles | Trustee | 03 September 2021 |
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Zak Mensah | Trustee | 17 July 2019 |
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Iain Ashton Watson | Trustee | 16 July 2019 |
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Laura Wright | Trustee | 16 July 2019 |
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Anthony Misquitta | Trustee | 14 November 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £461.23k | £487.41k | £683.51k | £670.95k | £808.36k | |
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Total expenditure | £498.13k | £385.37k | £680.93k | £768.61k | £952.15k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £198.00k | £401.14k | £391.85k | N/A | £201.64k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £226.30k | £262.64k | £381.15k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £457.20k | £408.31k | £426.23k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £979 | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £680.93k | £473.94k | £952.15k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £0 | £294.67k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £10.13k | £18.79k | £16.58k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | £38.50k | £51.35k | £6.13k | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | £504.17k | £374.37k | £318.69k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | £108.22k | £88.93k | £132.39k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 24 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 24 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 20 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 20 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 07 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 07 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 17 February 2021 | 17 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 150 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/09/2012 as amended on 12 Nov 2018 as amended on 14 Aug 2023
Charitable objects
1) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR ALL ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON COMMERCE IN THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE SECTOR; AND 2) TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES TO MAXIMISE THEIR REVENUE BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND IDEAS ON COMMERCE IN THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE SECTOR.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINEDN IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.
Contact information
- Address:
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Unit B7
Castle Gardens
Stanhope
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL13 2FJ
- Phone:
- 01388 741394
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