The Pavement

Analysis

The Pavement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Pavement reported income of £47k and spending of £35k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £43k to £47k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Pavement sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health Action (£47k), The Order of St Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus (£48k) and Blandford Youth Advice & Information Centre (£47k).