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Claims you can follow back to the source.
ACE now works from a 65-record source index and 23 evidence controls. Public records open in one click; internal award, attendance and family records are clearly labelled instead of being presented as public links.
A stronger operating system
Evidence before adjectives.
Funding correspondence, public records, partner statements, family experience and ACE self-reports have different weight. The new system keeps them separate and traceable.
65source-indexed records
23claim and evidence controls
9connected workstreams
The human evidence
The ledger has a voice.
Numbers show reach. People show what welcome, confidence, community spirit and determined leadership felt like.
What our cheerleaders say“Leading the way in creating and developing this style of provision.
Evidence ledger
What can be said, and why.
Each entry is dated. Award values are not assumed to equal final delivery or spend. Qualitative evidence is valuable, but it is not presented as a measured population outcome.
PeriodWork / evidenceRecorded resultEvidence status
2023Short Breaks
£19,365 full award for 38 sessions
Internal recordCouncil award record held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2024Short Breaks
£14,000 award for a ring-fenced group
Internal recordCouncil terms held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2025/26Short Breaks
£6,446 awarded from £19,338 requested
Internal recordCouncil award and feedback held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2024Mainstream HAF
Up to £54,000; 75 places a day across 24 days
Internal recordAccepted offer held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2024SEND HAF
Up to £2,400; 20 places a day across four Easter days
Internal recordAccepted offer held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2024/25Place Partnership
£8,000 additional operational allocation
Internal recordPartner correspondence held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2021Community Champions
£20,000 transferred following due diligence
Internal recordCouncil correspondence held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2022/23Volunteer Portal
£14,000 award
Internal recordFunding and payment trail held in ACE’s evidence registerAvailable for due diligence2022BRSK patronage
£10,000 contribution to annual operating costs
Public sourcePublished by ACEView source2022Neighbourhood membership
350 monthly paying members
Public sourceManchester Evening NewsView source2022Youth clubs
ACE reported average attendance of 40 to 50 young people
Public self reportACE petition hosted by Change.orgView source2022SEND pilot
15 children in an initial 12-week programme
Public sourcePublished ACE and Seashell accountView source2023UniteHER
21 girls aged 10 to 16 attended the second event
Public sourceGreater Manchester Violence Reduction UnitView source2021Activity occupancy
Adult football 80% to 95%; creative sessions at or above capacity
Internal snapshotTwo week attendance snapshot held by ACEAvailable for due diligence2022Family respite
Parents described two to three hours of rare, valuable respite
Internal qualitative recordAnonymised family evidence held by ACEAvailable for due diligence2022SEND participation
Parents described confidence, relationships and wider activity
Internal qualitative recordAnonymised family evidence held by ACEAvailable for due diligenceHow to read this page
A link is not the same thing as a label.
Traceable, not public
The source sits in ACE’s controlled evidence register and can be supplied to a funder or commissioner during due diligence.
Experience, carefully used
Family voices are anonymised unless permission exists. They explain what changed without being overstated as population data.
A funding lesson in plain sight
Good delivery. Changing fit.
2023£19,365
Full Short Breaks award for 38 sessions.
2024£14,000
Further award for a ring-fenced group.
2025/26£6,446
Reduced award after only four council referrals aligned with the existing capability.
The decisive weakness was not simply whether families valued the service. It was the mismatch between the group ACE could safely support and assessed-need referrals requiring personal care or specialist communication. The continuation model now makes capability, referral fit and partner roles explicit.
Public evidence controls
Credibility is a design decision.
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Award values are not presented as delivery totals unless attendance and payment are confirmed.
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Historic self-reported reach is labelled and separated from third-party or public records.
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Family evidence is anonymised; attribution requires explicit permission.
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Historic partner roles are dated and do not imply a present commitment or endorsement.
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Projected reach, planned functions and proposed budgets are never presented as completed outcomes.
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The next phase will capture attendance, unique people, retention, outcomes, costs and referral fit from day one.
Historic public record
The neighbourhood model was visible from outside ACE.
A 2022 Manchester Evening News feature recorded 350 monthly paying members and around a dozen trainees, apprentices or employees. A 2021 One Stockport profile documented ACE’s community-led health and wellbeing approach.
Families described confidence, relationships, wider participation and rare time to breathe.
Anonymised SEND family evidence · paraphrased and separated from measured outcomes
Read the related public pilot accountWork with ACE
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ACE is seeking partners who value lived experience, transparent evidence and a practical route from neighbourhood learning to wider change.
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