THE PAVEMENT

Registered charity 1110656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC043760 (OSCR)

The production & distribution of a free monthly news magazine and online resources for the homeless with advice columns & an up-to-date list of services available.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP, AND DISTRESS AMONG HOMELESS PERSONS IN OUR DISTRIBUTION AREA, BY PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON ACCESSING DAY/NIGHT SHELTERS VOLUNTARY BODIES PROVIDING FOOD TO THE HOMELESS, HEALTH ISSUES AND GENERAL ADVICE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £12,833, bringing total funds to £15,763. The trustees report that the charity is largely run by volunteers and employs a couple of part-time staff, with all income directed towards distributing information and sustaining peer journalism training.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 24

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Pavement (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£47k£35k
05/04/2024£30k£29k
05/04/2023£33k£26k
05/04/2022£43k£37k
05/04/2021£43k£37k

Common questions

Is THE PAVEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £12,833, bringing total funds to £15,763. The trustees report that the charity is largely run by volunteers and employs a couple of part-time staff, with all income directed towards distributing information and sustaining peer journalism training. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAVEMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAVEMENT as a grant recipient include GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£300

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2014£10kVolunteer Inclusion Project
Foundation Scotland01/07/2014£2kthe Pavement magazine
The National Lottery Community Fund08/05/2009£1kThe Pavement Website

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 THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAVEMENT£47k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND FY2025£957k£100,000 - £110,0002unclear—no doubt
INSPIRED FY2025£281k—0unclear—no doubt
PASS IT ON FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIVING HOPE FY2025£61k——unclear—no doubt
THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY FY2026£190k——unclear—no doubt

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