New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence
Analysis
New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06701013). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £4.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jacob's Well Appeal (£4.8m), Coeliac UK (£4.8m) and Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO (£4.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, donations and legacies 9.5% and trading 7.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 122 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 9.5%
- Charitable activities 83%
- Trading 7.4%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
TO (1) RELIEVE THE TRAUMA (WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL) OF PERSONS/ THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF (a) RAPE, OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE; or (b) PHYSICAL ASSAULT OR PSYCHOLOGICAL/EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF ANY KIND; AND (2) PROMOTE/ PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN RELATION TO COUNSELLING AND THE TRAUMAS SET OUT ABOVE AND THEIR EFFECT UPON WOMEN/MEN/CHILDREN.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob's Well Appeal | Beverley | £4.8m |
| Coeliac UK | Buckinghamshire | £4.8m |
| Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO | Lincolnshire | £4.8m |
| Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity | Aylesbury | £4.9m |