Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre
Analysis
Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08006468). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre reported income of £82k and spending of £82k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £48k to £82k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The NDL Foundation (£82k), Midlands Housing Charity (£82k) and The 24x7 Special Needs Holiday Trust (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre has been set up to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. PWCAC provides confidential, impartial, independent, face-to-face advice and information without charge, from the charity's community advice centre in Paddock Wood.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The NDL Foundation | Belgium | £82k |
| Midlands Housing Charity | London | £82k |
| The 24x7 Special Needs Holiday Trust | Dunmow | £82k |
| The College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland | London | £82k |