Only a Pavement Away CIO

Analysis

Only a Pavement Away CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Only a Pavement Away CIO reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £190k to £1.0m (+450%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Only a Pavement Away CIO sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 GUST Independent School Ltd (£1.0m), Warwickshire Rural Community Council (£1.1m) and Beighton Bizzy Bee Playgroups Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 25%. Reserves of £620k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.