The Ace Centre-North

Analysis

The Ace Centre-North is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04268143). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ace Centre-North reported income of £4.6m and spending of £5.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £4.6m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Ace Centre-North sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faithful Companions of Jesus CIO (£4.6m), The Lantern Community (£4.7m) and The Greatham Foundation Ltd (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.