THE ACCESS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1194267
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To support organisations who have as a key objective the mitigation of the digital divide, by making computing facilities, support and/or learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people. To support charities who have been chosen or shortlisted as the Access Group charities of the year. To support charities who have a strong emotional connection with a member of staff of the Access

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £389,391
Total expenditure: £2,557,045

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Romania
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 2021: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT NEIL PARKINSON Chair 22 April 2021
None on record
Manesh Rajanikant Patel Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Claire Madeleine Craig-Nassar Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
IAN LITTLE Trustee 01 October 2021
WAYMAKER INTERNATIONAL
Received: On time
HOPE CHURCH, IPSWICH
Received: On time
Kevin Gregory Misselbrook Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
PIERS CASWELL MCLEISH Trustee 22 April 2021
KNUTSFORD TOGETHER
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £1.52m £18.47m £389.39k
Total expenditure £642.53k £1.19m £2.56m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.52m £18.29m N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £241 £175.07k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £642.53k £1.19m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance £9.54k £10.26k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £601.29k £1.15m N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 26 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 26 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 24 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 24 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 18 FEB 2021 as amended on 20 Aug 2021 as amended on 12 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION
Armstrong Building
10 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
Phone:
0845 345 3300
Email:
Office@TheAccessGroupFoundation.com
Website:

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