Pecan

Analysis

Pecan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1989, 37 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 02394165). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pecan reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.3m (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pecan sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heal Humanity Ltd (£2.3m), Balloon Ventures Foundation Ltd (£2.3m) and The Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and charitable activities 37%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £562k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.