ACCESS TO BUSINESS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 November 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05084674
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £669,520
Latest expenditure: £659,554
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Access To Business, 81 Tempest Street, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 1AA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.access2business.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Access to Business support unemployed people in the Black Country into Work, Self Emplopyment and Training

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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £669,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,554

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £666,974
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,408

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £764,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £767,073

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £946,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £902,523

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £725,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,514

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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £669,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,554
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £267,784
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: No
Count Volunteers: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £666,974
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,408
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £455,430
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: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £764,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £767,073
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Grants: £653,226
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £946,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £902,523
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 806448
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £725,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,514
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 594284
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 19826
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 649694
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 669520
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £659,554
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 659554
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 133203
Expenditure Depreciation: 7220
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £368,038
Assets Total Fixed: 238266
Assets Own Use: 238266
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £331,951
Assets Total Liabilities: £202,179
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £368,038
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84667
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 117512
Assets Cash: £317,544
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 368038
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 368038
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 20331
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 644644
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 664975
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £682,408
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 682408
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 101311
Expenditure Depreciation: 7220
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £358,072
Assets Total Fixed: 245486
Assets Own Use: 245486
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £374,625
Assets Total Liabilities: £262,039
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £358,072
Creditors One Year Total Current: 133581
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 128458
Assets Cash: £287,134
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 358072
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 358072
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 5741
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 758966
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 764707
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £767,073
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 767073
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 100458
Expenditure Depreciation: 7720
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £373,506
Assets Total Fixed: 252706
Assets Own Use: 252706
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £366,835
Assets Total Liabilities: £246,035
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £373,506
Creditors One Year Total Current: 108164
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 137871
Assets Cash: £200,123
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 381260
Funds Restricted: -7754
Funds Total: 373506
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 10735
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 935485
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 946220
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £902,523
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 902523
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 51889
Expenditure Depreciation: 7220
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £374,932
Assets Total Fixed: 259926
Assets Own Use: 259926
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £344,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £228,944
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £375,873
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82615
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 146329
Assets Cash: £221,411
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 375873
Funds Total: 375873
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3521
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 127262
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 130783
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £613,878
Expenditure Other: 78636
Expenditure Total: 692514
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 78635
Expenditure Depreciation: 7220
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £332,175
Assets Total Fixed: 267146
Assets Own Use: 267146
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £302,542
Assets Total Liabilities: £237,513
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £332,175
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80227
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 157286
Assets Cash: £208,581
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 332175
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 332175
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ACCESS TO BUSINESS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-11-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/03/2004
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 406201
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: A2B

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management