01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 April 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06799564
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £6,527,105
- Latest expenditure
- £7,210,288
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Ascentis House, 3 Mannin Way, LANCASTER, LA1 3SW
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.ascentis.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Awarding Organisation and Access Validating Agency providing qualifications to individuals through education and training providers. The charity also develops learning resources and a specific electronic programme which acts as a literacy intervention.
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
- 27 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,527,105
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,210,288
- 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
- 20 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,795,383
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,861,534
- 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
- 22 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,884,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,167,438
- 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
- 2 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,617,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,180,549
- 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
- 17 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,605,227
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,845,678
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
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,527,105
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,210,288
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 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
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,795,383
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,861,534
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 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
- 22 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,884,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,167,438
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,996
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- 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
- 2 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,617,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,180,549
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Grants
- £33,088
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 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
- 17 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,605,227
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,845,678
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £52,817
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- 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
- 27 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6462198
- Income Investments
- 64907
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6527105
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,210,288
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7210288
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3398396
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 395304
- Gain Loss Investment
- 45153
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,427,939
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2964671
- Assets Own Use
- 1919518
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1045153
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,090,017
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £707,231
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,347,457
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 707231
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,495,784
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5347457
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 5347457
- Count Employees
- 120
- Consolidated 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
- 20 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6727131
- Income Investments
- 68252
- Income Other
- 18160
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6813543
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,861,534
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6861534
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2537997
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 240792
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,113,991
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1834667
- Assets Own Use
- 1834667
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,955,978
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £676,654
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,113,991
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 676654
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,773,548
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6113991
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6113991
- Count Employees
- 76
- Consolidated 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
- 22 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5842939
- Income Investments
- 40119
- Income Other
- 958
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5884016
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,167,438
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6167438
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 76593
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2706973
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 235550
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,051,638
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1916516
- Assets Own Use
- 1916516
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,811,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £676,225
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,051,638
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 676225
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,263,748
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6051638
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6051638
- Count Employees
- 125
- Consolidated 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
- 2 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 87501
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4490802
- Income Investments
- 2747
- Income Other
- 36913
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4617963
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,180,549
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4180549
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 73725
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2211130
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 273537
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,500,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1699420
- Assets Own Use
- 1699420
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,392,959
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £649,172
- Assets Current Investment
- 2
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,443,207
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 649172
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,792,955
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6443207
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6443207
- Count Employees
- 106
- Consolidated 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
- 17 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4232
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4541462
- Income Investments
- 2707
- Income Other
- 56826
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4605227
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,845,678
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3845678
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49487
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2010732
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 125315
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1808666
- Assets Own Use
- 1808666
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,992,693
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £795,566
- Assets Current Investment
- 2
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,005,793
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 795566
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,372,187
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6005793
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 6005793
- Count Employees
- 94
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- China
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASCENTIS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-04-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ASCENTIS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-01-13T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5050357
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1158255
- Assoc Charity Name
- APTED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/2013 as amended on 18 Nov 2021 as amended on 13 Aug 2025 as amended on 16 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 1.1 The Objects of the Charity are to:1.1.1 promote and advance education and training of young persons and adults;1.1.2 provide support and relief of those in need by way of disability, including without limitation, dyslexia, dyscalculia and other special education needs; and1.1.3 support and promote positive mental wellbeing and emotional health of young persons and adults, including without limitation, supporting them with education about, and recognition and understanding of, mental health and emotions, and how mental health and emotions affect education.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures