PAC –positive Action in the Community

Analysis

PAC –positive Action in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in September 2001, 25 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 04167948). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, PAC –positive Action in the Community reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.1m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. 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, PAC –positive Action in the Community sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yad Shlomo Trust (£2.1m), Go Beyond Charity (£2.1m) and St Martin-In-The-Fields Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.2% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £458k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.