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ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1135640 · organisation 4049954

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
26 April 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07140266
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,874,769
Latest expenditure
£6,149,238
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Sams, 131-132 Bevan Street East, LOWESTOFT, Suffolk, NR32 2AQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.accessct.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To reduce social exclusion, vulnerability and homelessness by providing accommodation, education/training and practical support tailored to the individual need.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
9 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,874,769
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,149,238
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,717,355
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,696,472
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,327,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,513,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,716,810
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,691,241
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,271,944
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,180,696

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,874,769
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,149,238
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
11
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
1860760
Income From Government Grants
£1,860,760
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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
36
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,717,355
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,696,472
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
11
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
3311088
Income From Government Grants
£3,311,088
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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
35
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
23 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,327,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,513,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
11
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
1942971
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
27
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,716,810
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,691,241
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
16
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
2039779
Income From Government Grants
£1,423,914
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 Volunteers
32
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
31 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,271,944
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,180,696
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
15
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
1311437
Income From Government Grants
£933,281
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 Volunteers
34

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
9 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
31578
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5840570
Income Investments
2621
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5874769
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,149,238
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6149238
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
395763
Expenditure Support Costs
592476
Expenditure Depreciation
111833
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£218,237
Assets Total Fixed
1538625
Assets Own Use
1538625
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£210,987
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,531,375
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£218,237
Creditors One Year Total Current
1525193
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6182
Assets Cash
£33,262
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
138735
Funds Restricted
79502
Funds Total
218237
Count Employees
163
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1211235
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
7502985
Income Investments
3135
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8717355
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,696,472
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8696472
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
537555
Expenditure Support Costs
785773
Expenditure Depreciation
93696
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£492,706
Assets Total Fixed
1570996
Assets Own Use
1570996
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£518,001
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,596,291
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£492,706
Creditors One Year Total Current
1553113
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
43178
Assets Cash
£152,333
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
371788
Funds Restricted
120918
Funds Total
492706
Count Employees
211
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
23 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
40615
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6286454
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6327069
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,513,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6513000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
274221
Expenditure Support Costs
554175
Expenditure Depreciation
53574
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£471,823
Assets Total Fixed
681530
Assets Own Use
681530
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£876,390
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,086,097
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£471,823
Creditors One Year Total Current
996676
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
89421
Assets Cash
£125,660
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
453960
Funds Restricted
17863
Funds Total
471823
Count Employees
198
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
36064
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5680704
Income Investments
42
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5716810
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,691,241
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5691241
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
274221
Expenditure Support Costs
448365
Expenditure Depreciation
30221
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£591,196
Assets Total Fixed
632447
Assets Own Use
632447
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£874,388
Assets Total Liabilities
£915,639
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£591,196
Creditors One Year Total Current
789222
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
126417
Assets Cash
£209,571
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
398327
Funds Restricted
192869
Funds Total
591196
Count Employees
184
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
31 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
40646
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4231043
Income Investments
255
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4271944
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,180,696
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4180696
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
231552
Expenditure Support Costs
380165
Expenditure Depreciation
13624
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,655,627
Assets Total Fixed
605162
Assets Own Use
605162
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,191,054
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,230,589
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£565,627
Creditors One Year Total Current
1067172
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
163417
Assets Cash
£835,112
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
428276
Funds Restricted
137351
Funds Total
565627
Count Employees
148
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-03-20T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
3953570
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1073036
Assoc Charity Name
LOWESTOFT ELDERLY PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE
Charity Name
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-04-03T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
256591
Assoc Registered Charity Number
256591
Assoc Charity Name
WAVENEY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Charity Name
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-05-14T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
296281
Assoc Registered Charity Number
296281
Assoc Charity Name
SPECIAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE LOCAL DISABLED (S O L D )
Charity Name
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-04-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/01/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21/02/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/07/2014
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT BY PREVENTINGPEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSEPEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTOSOCIETY.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
463049
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ST JOHNS HOUSING TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries