Staffordshire Pathway Project

Registered charity 1005976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURNTWOOD PATHWAY PROJECT, PATHWAY PROJECT, THE PATHWAY PROJECT

Domestic violence service provision including women's refuge accommodation, drop in centre, floating support services, children's services, counselling service, parenting service, group work and training provision.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £33,528 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £473,438, which exceeds the stated policy target of four months' operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate liquidity.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pathway Project (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£320k
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£986k£946k
31/03/2022£833k£861k

Common questions

Is Staffordshire Pathway Project financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £33,528 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £473,438, which exceeds the stated policy target of four months' operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate liquidity. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds Staffordshire Pathway Project?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Staffordshire Pathway Project as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHASE TERRACE AND BONEY HAY, ST. JOHN, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2022£435kReaching Out
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2021£10kThe Hope Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2020£40kCOVID 19 Burntwood Pathway Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£10kWebsite and IT upgrade
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2016£555kWGI stage 2

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAVEN HOUSE PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Staffordshire Pathway Project£1.2m—0above—no doubt
HAVEN HOUSE PROJECT FY2025£503k——unclear—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
CHANGING PATHWAYS FY2025£2.9m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.0m—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.