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Pata (UK)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1124222GloucesterEducation and training
Income£1.1m2025-08-31
Spending£1.1msame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctEducation and training
Registered2008Charitable company
Employees60latest return

Analysis

Pata (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06541176). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Pata (UK) reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £782k to £1.1m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pata (UK) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (£1.1m), The Armiger Foundation (£1.1m) and The Swedish Folk High School (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and trading 4.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £324k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.

Income and spending

£0£271k£542k£813k£1.1m2021 Income: £782,4252021 Spending: £818,79620212022 Income: £1,066,8352022 Spending: £992,20620222023 Income: £865,2452023 Spending: £963,90120232024 Income: £965,5992024 Spending: £986,23320242025 Income: £1,083,3842025 Spending: £1,067,0122025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Charitable activities 95%
  • Trading 4.7%
  • Investments 0.5%
  • Other 0.4%

In the charity's own words

ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT,CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER SCHOOL AGE AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.ENCOURAGE FORMATION OF GROUPS OFFERING PLAY,EDUCATION AND CARE;OFFER SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO GROUPS; ENCOURAGE STUDY OF NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.PROVIDE TRAINING.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Fellowship of Postgraduate MedicineLondon£1.1m
The Armiger FoundationPreston£1.1m
The Swedish Folk High SchoolBrighton£1.1m
Cygnets Education and Childcare TrustStratford-upon-Avon£1.1m