Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and Other Travellers
Registered charity 800267 Registered since 1989
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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
- Anne Walker since 2011
- Brian Foster M.Ed since 2012
- Candace Thomas since 2022
- Chelsea Sarah Bernadette Mcdonagh since 2025
- Dr Colin Clark since 2019
- Hazel Marsh since 2016
- Lisa Smith since 2015
- Margaret Wood
- Professor Thomas Acton
- Tina Marie Bowers since 2024
8y median 8.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Walker since 2011
- Brian Foster M.Ed since 2012
- Dr Colin Clark since 2019
- Hazel Marsh since 2016
- Lisa Smith since 2015
9.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Anne Walker since 2011
- Candace Thomas since 2022
- Hazel Marsh since 2016
- Lisa Smith since 2015
- Margaret Wood
- Tina Marie Bowers since 2024
Portfolio (4)
- Brian Foster M.Ed since 2012
- Chelsea Sarah Bernadette Mcdonagh since 2025
- Dr Colin Clark since 2019
- Professor Thomas Acton
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 10Education/training 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 2Health and social care 1
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£763 latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Traveller Movement 1 shared trustee
- Travellers Times Charity 1 shared trustee
- Roma Support Group 1 shared trustee
- Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Social Policy Association 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Advocates for Children Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.acert.org.uk |
| info@acert.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01223 508700 |
| Address | 107 MAWSON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DZ |
Finances
£763 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,029 | £1,778 |
| 2022 | £2,420 | £3,809 |
| 2023 | £1,732 | £2,929 |
| 2024 | £1,929 | £7,970 |
| 2025 | £763 | £883 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWho
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
(1) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF TRAVELLERS;(2) PROMOTE GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS BY(A) ENDEAVOURING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TRAVELLERS ON RACIAL OR OTHER GROUNDS;(B) ENCOURAGE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN TRAVELLERS AND OTHER GROUPS IN A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 1989
Trustees (10)
10trustees
77median age
2aged 70+
- Anne Walker since 2011
- Brian Foster M.Edage band 75-79 since 2012
- Candace Thomas since 2022
- Chelsea Sarah Bernadette Mcdonagh since 2025
- Dr Colin Clark since 2019
- Hazel Marsh since 2016
- Lisa Smith since 2015
- Margaret Wood
- Professor Thomas Actonage band 75-79
- Tina Marie Bowers since 2024
Connected charities (5)
- Roma Support Group 1 shared trustee
- The Traveller Movement 1 shared trustee
- Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Social Policy Association 1 shared trustee
- Travellers Times Charity 1 shared trustee
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