The Pelican Childrens Centre

Analysis

The Pelican Childrens Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03364114). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Pelican Childrens Centre reported income of £209k and spending of £450k, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to January 2025, income grew from £189k to £209k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Pelican Childrens Centre sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cowpen Quay Community Association (£209k), Volunteer Friends (£209k) and R.I.V.A Project (£209k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.