Registered charity · London
The Access Project
- 10 trustees
- Income £3.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John Kelly-JonesChair · since 2016
- Andrew David BurnsTrustee · since 2016
- Devyani GuptaTrustee · since 2022
- Fatos NacakgedigiTrustee · since 2018
- Michael William CrowhurstTrustee · since 2024
- Neil Andrew MileyTrustee · since 2024
- Omar Subash ViroomalTrustee · since 2022
- Patrick Timothy MoynihanTrustee · since 2022
- Peter Denison-PenderTrustee · since 2016
- Tahmid ChowdhuryTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Recreation
- Where
- Throughout London, Birmingham City, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.theaccessproject.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Access Project
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.1m£3.3m
- 2024£3.5m£3.8m
- 2023£3.5m£3.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.8m£3.1m
- 2021£2.8m£2.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A) TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:- MAKING FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM WITH THE PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED) AIM OF HELPING THEM WIN PLACES AT UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND- AWARDING TO OR PROCURING THE AWARD TO THEM OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUPPORT.(B) TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO THEM, WITH THE PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED) AIM OF HELPING STUDENTS GAIN PLACES AT UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Grants received
18 grants · £597,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £370,000 (4 grants)
- Tuixen Foundation · £142,000 (5 grants)
- The David & Elaine Potter Foundation · £50,000 (2 grants)
- CHK Foundation · £20,000
- Quartet Community Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- John Kelly-Jones Chair since 2016
- Andrew David Burns since 2016
- Devyani Gupta since 2022
- Fatos Nacakgedigi since 2018
- Michael William Crowhurst since 2024
- Neil Andrew Miley since 2024
- Omar Subash Viroomal since 2022
- Patrick Timothy Moynihan since 2022
- Peter Denison-Pender since 2016
- Tahmid Chowdhury since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- John Kelly-Jones Chair since 2016
- Andrew David Burns since 2016
- Fatos Nacakgedigi since 2018
- Peter Denison-Pender since 2016
- Tahmid Chowdhury since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- John Kelly-Jones Chair since 2016
- Andrew David Burns since 2016
- Devyani Gupta since 2022
- Fatos Nacakgedigi since 2018
- Michael William Crowhurst since 2024
- Neil Andrew Miley since 2024
- Omar Subash Viroomal since 2022
- Patrick Timothy Moynihan since 2022
- Peter Denison-Pender since 2016
- Tahmid Chowdhury since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 5.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1143011
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/06/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/07/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/01/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 07473072 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0204 513 5999 · info@theaccessproject.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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