Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre

Analysis

Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre reported income of £217k and spending of £241k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £206k to £217k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartburn Cancer UK (£217k), Tidal Family Support (£217k) and Central Harvest Church (£217k).