Staffordshire Pathway Project

Analysis

Staffordshire Pathway Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02635912). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Staffordshire Pathway Project reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £833k to £1.2m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Staffordshire Pathway Project sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation (£1.2m), Energy Projects Plus (£1.3m) and The Almshouse Association (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £320k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.