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PACES SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1104356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PACES HIGH GREEN SCHOOL FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION

For disabled children and adults: Conductive Education programme through- Approved independent special school: 4 to 18 years- Parent & Child groups- Adult services- Stroke (rehabilitation) Group- Family Support

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Latest income
£4.4m
Latest spending
£3.9m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £509,092 for the year, with total income increasing by 13.7% to £4.43 million. Reserves have grown steadily, with unrestricted funds reaching £2.22 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern through 2027. The charity holds a healthy cash position of £2.44 million, supported by statutory income and interest on savings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 No. 2” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: five months of operating costs (held: £2.2m)
“In July 2025 the trustees revised Paces reserves policy to increase the minimum of operating costs for the organisation to five months as a desired level of reserve.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Spouse of KMP employed
“A spouse of a member of key management personnel is employed by the charity as a Senior Conductors Assistant. Employment costs of £24,885 have been incurred” — page 54
“Paul Walters, Head of Strategy, holds one zero-interest bond in Paces Sheffield with a face value of £50.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee holds bond
“A spouse of a member of key management personnel is employed by the charity as a Senior Conductors Assistant. Employment costs of £24,885 have been incurred” — page 54
“Paul Walters, Head of Strategy, holds one zero-interest bond in Paces Sheffield with a face value of £50.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Paces Sheffield (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£3.9m
Cost of raising funds
£194k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
101

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Kirklees · North East Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.4m£3.9m
31/08/2024£3.9m£3.3m
31/08/2023£3.1m£2.8m
31/08/2022£2.6m£2.3m
31/08/2021£2.0m£1.9m

Common questions

Is PACES SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £509,092 for the year, with total income increasing by 13.7% to £4.43 million. Reserves have grown steadily, with unrestricted funds reaching £2.22 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern through 2027. The charity holds a healthy cash position of £2.44 million, supported by statutory income and interest on savings. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds PACES SHEFFIELD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PACES SHEFFIELD as a grant recipient include IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION, Matchroom Charitable Foundation, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATIONFY2025£591k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2024£25k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2025£25k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2022£5ksocial welfare
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£3k
SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2022£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kSupport towards graphics and groundworks.
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUNDFY2023£500
Moto FoundationFY2021£500Community Grant
THE SANITA MERALI TRUSTFY2024£250
THE SANITA MERALI TRUSTFY2023£250
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£200
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£200
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2023—Annually recurring grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2026£9kPaces Summer School for children with complex disabilities and their families
Sport England11/07/2025£6kPaces Active Movement Programme - Stroke Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2023£90kSupporting; Children; Adults & Families Living with Physical Disabilities
Sport England09/02/2023£8kPaces Adult Sessional Active Movement Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kPaces Sheffield; meeting need for stroke support services arising from Covid-19
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£7kPaces Summer School 2021
UK government05/08/2020£46kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£10kPaces COVID-19 Urgent Response for Families
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£7kPaces Summer School 2019

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
NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE2£34k
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£854k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£100k
ORDINARY 2 EXTRAORDINARY1£97k
ICAN CHARITY1£76k
THE DROMINTEE TRUST1£60k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£49k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PACES SHEFFIELD£4.4m—2unclear—no doubt
THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE PACE CENTRE LTD FY2025£4.0m—1above—no doubt
DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED FY2025£994k—0unclear—noted
Chesterfield and District Society for People with a Disability FY2025£2.4m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
SHEFFIELD MENCAP FY2025£1.5m——within—no doubt

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