01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 May 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05502449
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £6,228,627
- Latest expenditure
- £5,308,821
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 6 Tollgate Business Park, Tollgate West, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 8AB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gatewayqualifications.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Awarding Organisation
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,228,627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,308,821
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,333,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,329,603
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,575,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,753,261
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,072,733
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,825,484
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,045,012
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,696,195
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,228,627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,308,821
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 40471
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,333,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,329,603
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 40024
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,575,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,753,261
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 37865
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,072,733
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,825,484
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 26429
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,045,012
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,696,195
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4749
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 110
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6228517
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6228627
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,308,821
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5308821
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21142
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 21142
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43585
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,373,882
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52528
- Assets Own Use
- 52528
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,233,959
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £912,605
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,373,882
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 912605
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £7,430,795
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7373882
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 7373882
- Count Employees
- 61
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1170
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5332008
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5333178
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,329,603
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3329603
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 70785
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 70785
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 41357
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,454,076
- Assets Total Fixed
- 71420
- Assets Own Use
- 71420
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,096,893
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £714,237
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,454,076
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 714237
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,357,440
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6454076
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6454076
- Count Employees
- 53
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2425
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4573011
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4575436
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,753,261
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3753261
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54323
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37938
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,450,501
- Assets Total Fixed
- 82735
- Assets Own Use
- 82735
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1387006
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,329,527
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £574,755
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,450,501
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 574755
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,771,276
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4450501
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4450501
- Count Employees
- 42
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1560
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4071173
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4072733
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,825,484
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3825484
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54935
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29071
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,628,326
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52582
- Assets Own Use
- 52582
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1202544
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,532,701
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £754,413
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,628,326
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 754413
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,745,527
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3628326
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3628326
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1530
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3039908
- Income Investments
- 3574
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3045012
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,696,195
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2696195
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35895
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31856
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30671
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,381,077
- Assets Total Fixed
- 68703
- Assets Own Use
- 68703
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -455786
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,247,016
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £478,856
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,381,077
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 478856
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,802,140
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3381077
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3381077
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-05-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JULY 2005NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22/08/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/10/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 MAR 2016 AS AMENDED ON 16 OCT 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 NOV 2020 as amended on 12 Mar 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 2. OBJECTS2.1 THE OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-2.1.1 BY PROMOTING AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PARTICULARLY BY THOSE WHO HAVE BENEFITED LEAST FROM EXISTING PROVISION;2.1.2 BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY FOR THOSE LEARNERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;2.1.3 BY IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL WELFARE AND ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATING PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING, EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS;2.1.4 BY SUPPORTING THE ARRANGEMENTS OF OFQUAL, THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION AND SKILLS OR RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO MONITOR THE TERMS OF THEIR LICENCES;2.1.5 IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING, CARRYING ON AND CONDUCTING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED LEARNING THROUGH LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS WITH OFQUAL, THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK AND OPERATING AS AN ACCESS VALIDATING AGENCY UNDER LICENCE FROM THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION;2.1.6 BY ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING ORGANISATIONS WITHIN ITS OPERATIONAL AREA TO PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF QUALITY ASSURED ACCREDITED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;
- Area Of Benefit
- IN OR AROUND THE EAST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH AND EAST LONDON (THE REGION) AND ELSEWHERE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 545638
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS
- Charity Name Id
- 367862
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK EASTERN REGION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures