Pag-Asa Centre

Analysis

Pag-Asa Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Pag-Asa Centre reported income of £412k and spending of £303k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £220k to £412k (+87%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pag-Asa Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Celebration Centre (£412k), Hasene Humanitarian Aid UK (£413k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of Loughton St Mary (£412k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.