P.a.t.h. (Plymouth Access to Housing) Limited

Analysis

P.a.t.h. (Plymouth Access to Housing) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04478819). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, P.a.t.h. (Plymouth Access to Housing) Limited reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.9m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, P.a.t.h. (Plymouth Access to Housing) Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation (£3.9m), Lancashire Women (£3.9m) and West Mercia Women's Aid (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, trading 47% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.