Pen Green Centre
Analysis
Pen Green Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corby. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06227100). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Pen Green Centre reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £743k to £1.5m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pen Green Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include School of Hard Knocks (£1.5m), Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m) and Gingerbread, the Charity for Single Parent Families (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65% and donations and legacies 35%. Charitable activities took 36% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 35%
- Trading 65%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are:-- to assist in the advancement of education and training for children, their families, staff and others working in the fields of early years, family support and community development.- to undertake research of early years and family policy and practice and to disseminate such findings both nationally and internationally.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| School of Hard Knocks | Edinburgh | £1.5m |
| Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau | London | £1.5m |
| Gingerbread, the Charity for Single Parent Families | London | £1.5m |
| Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau | Stafford | £1.5m |