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REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD

Registered charity 1072633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REAL ACTION, REAL ACTION LTD

The company is a community-led educational charity. Its formal activities are to advance the education of children, young people and families. It also provides education and training for adults to assist them in finding employment. The company operates the Learning Store which is the base of the company activities. The store has the appearance of a bookshop with borrowing facilities.

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Latest income
£147k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,466 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £16,685. The trustees acknowledge that their reserves policy target of £20,000 has not been met and note that additional funding is required to manage operations beyond March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-17k; policy: £20,000)
“The Trustees are aware that this reserve policy has not been met” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Despite relative stability, more funding is necessary to effectively manage operations beyond March 2026.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Dr F Lamikanra received £10,000 remuneration.
“In keeping with the conditions of the constitution, Dr F Lamikanra, who is a Trustee of the charity, and was responsible for the delivery of the programmes, is allowed remuneration and expenses. Her remuneration for the year to 31 March 2025 was £10,000 (2024-nil)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Dr F Lamikanra received remuneration for programme delivery.
“In keeping with the conditions of the constitution, Dr F Lamikanra, who is a Trustee of the charity, and was responsible for the delivery of the programmes, is allowed remuneration and expenses. Her remuneration for the year to 31 March 2025 was £10,000 (2024-nil)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£147k£168k
31/03/2024£284k£339k
31/03/2023£327k£308k
31/03/2022£370k£340k
31/03/2021£355k£347k

Common questions

Is REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,466 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £16,685. The trustees acknowledge that their reserves policy target of £20,000 has not been met and note that additional funding is required to manage operations beyond March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE SIR SIMON MILTON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2024£75kEducation
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kChildren and young people
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2021£11k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE SIR SIMON MILTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kButterfly Education Resurrection programme (literacy classes)
THE SIR SIMON MILTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kButterfly Education Resurrection programme
THE SIR SIMON MILTON FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kButterfly Education Resurrection programme
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2021£8kChildren & Youth
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£0

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 ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£425k
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas1£182k
The Greatham Foundation Ltd1£100k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£85k
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£60k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation1£34k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REAL CARE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REAL ACTION (Q.P.C.T.) LTD£147k—0below—noted
REAL CARE LTD FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
PRO ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE FY2025£123k—0unclear—material uncertainty
REALMSTATES LTD FY2025£303k—0unclear—no doubt
PALLION ACTION GROUP FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
EDUCATION FOR LIFE FY2025£231k—0below—no doubt

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