AMBITION, ASPIRE, ACHIEVE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 June 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £986,042
Latest expenditure: £951,325
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Terence Brown Arc in the Park, Hermit Road Park, Bethell Avenue, Canning Town, London, E16 4JT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.theaaazone.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Ambition, Aspire, Achieve focuses on the communities of Newham and East London. We work in partnership with, and receive referrals schools, education welfare services, health visitors, family and child consultation services, community mental health teams, probation services, family support groups, disability support groups, community organisations and youth offending teams.

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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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £986,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £951,325

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 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,169,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £889,423

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £932,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £814,363

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £834,527
Total Gross Expenditure: £748,411

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £836,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,421

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £986,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £951,325
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 354189
Income From Government Grants: £121,374
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: 809

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 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,169,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £889,423
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 94199
Income From Government Grants: £360,685
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: 515

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £932,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £814,363
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Contracts: 129232
Income From Government Grants: £437,258
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: 290

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £834,527
Total Gross Expenditure: £748,411
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 104743
Income From Government Grants: £321,551
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 183

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £836,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,421
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Contracts: 91187
Income From Government Grants: £218,747
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 98

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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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 190270
Income Other Trading Activities: 30195
Income Charitable Activities: 764011
Income Investments: 1566
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986042
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £951,325
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 951325
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 91473
Expenditure Support Costs: 197881
Expenditure Depreciation: 50955
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £384,626
Assets Total Fixed: 201632
Assets Own Use: 201632
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £952,989
Assets Total Liabilities: £294,691
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £859,930
Creditors One Year Total Current: 294691
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £887,695
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 384626
Funds Restricted: 475304
Funds Total: 859930
Count Employees: 51
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 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 179025
Income Other Trading Activities: 24274
Income Charitable Activities: 964678
Income Investments: 1583
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1169560
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £889,423
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 889423
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 88736
Expenditure Support Costs: 161879
Expenditure Depreciation: 48951
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,952
Assets Total Fixed: 193767
Assets Own Use: 193767
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £941,999
Assets Total Liabilities: £310,553
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £825,213
Creditors One Year Total Current: 310553
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £900,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 400952
Funds Restricted: 424261
Funds Total: 825213
Count Employees: 83
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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 174451
Income Other Trading Activities: 13575
Income Charitable Activities: 744009
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 932035
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £805,096
Expenditure Other: 9267
Expenditure Total: 814363
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4750
Expenditure Support Costs: 147585
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 20819
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £408,712
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £875,196
Assets Total Liabilities: £330,120
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £545,076
Creditors One Year Total Current: 330120
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £875,196
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 408712
Funds Restricted: 136364
Funds Total: 545076
Count Employees: 29
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: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 134434
Income Other Trading Activities: 13772
Income Charitable Activities: 673012
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 13308
Income Total Income And Endowments: 834526
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,273
Expenditure Other: 10138
Expenditure Total: 748411
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4750
Expenditure Support Costs: 89008
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 4671
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £362,732
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £653,092
Assets Total Liabilities: £225,687
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £427,405
Creditors One Year Total Current: 225687
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £653,092
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 362732
Funds Restricted: 64673
Funds Total: 427405
Count Employees: 28
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: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 244414
Income Other Trading Activities: 14823
Income Charitable Activities: 515474
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 61592
Income Total Income And Endowments: 836303
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £635,909
Expenditure Other: 8512
Expenditure Total: 644421
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 50303
Expenditure Support Costs: 50303
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 3337
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £313,316
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £527,372
Assets Total Liabilities: £186,083
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £341,289
Creditors One Year Total Current: 186083
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £527,372
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 313316
Funds Restricted: 27973
Funds Total: 341289
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Waltham Forest
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Haringey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Redbridge
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Havering
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AMBITION, ASPIRE, ACHIEVE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-02-15T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1016234
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1016234
Assoc Charity Name: ACTION AND RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEWHAM

Charity Name: AMBITION, ASPIRE, ACHIEVE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-06-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Jun 2016 as amended on 15 Sep 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- TO ADVANCE IN LIFE, RELIEVE NEEDS OF AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.- TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY A INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. - TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 23 LIVING IN EAST LONDON (BARKING AND DAGENHAM, HACKNEY, HARINGEY, HAVERING, NEWHAM, REDBRIDGE, TOWER HAMLETS,WALTHAM FOREST) AND WEST ESSEX BUT PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AD ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY ON THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 575250
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AAA

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests