PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Registered charity 1047268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLANED, SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES LIMITED

Promoting and facilitating community-led initiatives to improve the quality of life in the area of operation.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£536k
Latest spending
£839k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £230,255 exceed the trustees' policy target of three months' salary expenditure, equating to over four months. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £303,634 for the year, largely due to the recognition of grant income under SORP rules and a significant pension asset ceiling adjustment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of salaries expenditure (held: £230k)
“The Trustees continue to monitor financial performance generated through both grants obtained and the property portfolio, to enable a sufficient reserves policy that equates to a value of three months of salaries expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PLANED Developments Limited is accounted for as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. PLANED Developments Limited was dormant throughout the period.
“PLANED Developments Limited is accounted for as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. PLANED Developments Limited was dormant throughout the period.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PLANED Developments Limited
“PLANED Developments Limited is accounted for as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. PLANED Developments Limited was dormant throughout the period.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£839k
Reserves (reported)
£272k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire · Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£536k£839k
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.0m
31/03/2023£1.9m£2.0m
30/09/2021£1.5m£1.6m
30/09/2020£1.2m£1.3m

Common questions

Is PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £230,255 exceed the trustees' policy target of three months' salary expenditure, equating to over four months. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £303,634 for the year, largely due to the recognition of grant income under SORP rules and a significant pension asset ceiling adjustment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2025£91kGrants payable

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2025£294kCWBR Youth Three Counties
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£339kCadarnhad
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2021£96kCWBR YOUTH / Ieuenctid CWBR
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/02/2018£218k"GREAT PLACE SCHEME: Ein Cymdogaeth Werin – Preseli Heartlands Communities"
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2009£250kTowards One Planet Living - A route map for sustainable projects
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/11/2005£5k"The project is a booklet on the history of the Rebecca Riots. The money is for translation and printing costs."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/03/2005£50k"RICCH Project - A Community Training Programme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/06/2000£210k"Narberth Castle Conservation"

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 LEADERS IN COMMUNITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£536k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
LEADERS IN COMMUNITY FY2025£327kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
PEMBROKESHIRE ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3mOver £60,0001unclear5.3%no doubt
BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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