Ubuntu Pathways

Analysis

Ubuntu Pathways is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater London. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05064084). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Ubuntu Pathways reported income of £998k and spending of £1.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £998k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ubuntu Pathways sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edith Murphy Foundation (£997k), Jangala Ltd (£999k) and Norfolk Deaf Association (Nda) (£997k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £258k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.