Registered charity · Cardiff
ACE (Action in Caerau and ELY)
3.1. The objects of the Company shall be:a) To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Cardiff in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and...
- 7 trustees
- Income £1.2m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Cardiff
- Website
- www.aceplace.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- ACE-Action in Caerau and ELY
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.2m£1.4m
- 2024£1.5m£1.4m
- 2023£1.2m£1.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.1m£1.2m
- 2021£1.3m£1.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1. The objects of the Company shall be:a) To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Cardiff in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in societyb) The promotion for the public benefit of urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in the area of Cardiff by all or any of the following means: i. the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit; ii. the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment; iii. the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience; iv. The advancement of education in and appreciation of the arts, heritage culture and creative activities;v. the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance, or business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need through help in setting up their own business, vi. the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms; vii. the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities; viii. the provision or assistance in the provision of recreational facilities for the public at large and/ or those who, by reasons of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities; ix. the provision of public health facilities and childcare; x. such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior consent of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales.c) The relief of financial hardship among people living or working in Cardiff, South Wales by providing such persons with goods/services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.
Grants received
17 grants · £1,958,185 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,228,200 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £608,886 (7 grants)
- The Greggs Foundation · £59,533 (2 grants)
- Ministry of Justice · £53,066
- Community Foundation in Wales · £6,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Justice
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Marian Dixey Chair since 2017
- Dr Eva Elliot since 2023
- James Roach since 2019
- Janice Refalo since 2023
- Jessica Davies since 2024
- Leyton Devril Smith since 2020
- Melvin Witherden since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Marian Dixey Chair since 2017
- James Roach since 2019
- Leyton Devril Smith since 2020
- Melvin Witherden since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Marian Dixey Chair since 2017
- Dr Eva Elliot since 2023
- James Roach since 2019
- Janice Refalo since 2023
- Jessica Davies since 2024
- Leyton Devril Smith since 2020
- Melvin Witherden since 2017
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
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
5.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1150422
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 MAY 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 NOV 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 SEP 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 JUL 2022 as amended on 24 Oct 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 07623914 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02920003132 · info@aceplace.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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