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RAW WORKSHOP

Registered charity 1014416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PATHWAY SHELTERED WORKSHOP, THE PATHWAY WORKSHOP

Employ, pay and give whole life training to disadvantaged people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £274,398 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,640,627. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £537,907, which is above the Board's stated minimum policy target of £256,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 18.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Throughout the year we have spent £41,841 on fundraising activities, raising the total funds of £229,108.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £538k)
“It is the policy of the charitable company that unrestricted funds not designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between 10 to 26 weeks’ expenditure. The Board has set the minimum reserves level at £256,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“We were appointed as auditors of the charity for the first time for the year ended 31 March 2025 and therefore did not observe the counting of physical stock at 31 March 2024. We were unable to satisfy ourselves by alternative means concerning those opening inventory quantities. Since the opening stock figure enters into the determination of the results for the year, our opinion on the financial statements is qualified in this respect.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£538k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.4m
31/03/2024£981k£1.0m
31/03/2023£933k£892k
31/03/2022£1.1m£879k
31/03/2021£740k£694k

Common questions

Is RAW WORKSHOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £274,398 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,640,627. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £537,907, which is above the Board's stated minimum policy target of £256,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Who funds RAW WORKSHOP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAW WORKSHOP as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION, THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2023£25kPurchase of Panel Saw/Trainee Places (1st of 3 grants)
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£5kHealth
THE BEECHING TRUSTFY2025£5k
DIDYMUSFY2023£5k
THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kOther
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2022£5k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2022£4kTo run training placements for prisoners at woodwork and recycling enterprise with peer support and mentoring.
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kgrant re training programme at HMP Spring Hill
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITYFY2021£3kRelief of poverty/hardship
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCharitable Donation
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUNDFY2022£2k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kgrant re training programme at HMP Spring Hill
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2022£2kOther grants
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kgrant re training programme at HMP Spring Hill
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2021£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCharitable Donation
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kOther organisations
Moto FoundationFY2021£800Community Grant
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£750Education
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200
MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITYFY2022£0Children's charities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2019£10kRAW Employment Training Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2016£10kPathway Transport Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST1£107k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£61k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAW WORKSHOP£1.6m—0unclear18.3%no doubt
PATCHWORK PROJECT FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
RAW MATERIAL MUSIC AND MEDIA EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION 21 (2010) FY2026£211k—0above—no doubt

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