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PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS

Registered charity 1117085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PACES, PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS

The Charity's current activities are the provision of sports programmes to Palestinian boys and girls. These activities include after-school programmes including coaching in basketball and football and provision of sports kits and materials.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £71,035 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £477,576. The trustees note that free reserves of £62,000 are below the stated policy target of three months' fixed expenditure (£230,000), a shortfall acknowledged due to regional instability and delayed donations. Despite this, the going concern basis is supported by confirmed ongoing financial support from the founder.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“During the year there was one employee whose remuneration exceeded £60,000:£60,000 - £69,999 £130,000 - £139,999 £150,000 - £159,999” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year there was one employee whose remuneration exceeded £60,000” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Individuals (92% of income)
“£1,619,170 (2023 - £2,191,606) was received from individuals while £70,863 (2023 - £43,704) was received from organisations.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £62k; policy: three months' worth of fixed expenditure which is estimated to be £230,000)
“Given the situation in the Middle East, the Board acknowledges that the free reserves do not currently meet the target.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Haya Qadoumi received remuneration of £135,359.
“The charity's trustee Haya Qadoumi received remuneration of £135,359 (2023: £155,840) during the year. Remuneration to a trustee is allowable per the governing documents.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: H A M AI Qattan (trustee) made unrestricted donations of £1,214,226 (2023 - £1,846,347) in the year.
“H A M AI Qattan (trustee) made unrestricted donations of £1,214,226 (2023 - £1,846,347) in the year.” — page 21
“The charity's trustee Haya Qadoumi received remuneration of £135,359 (2023: £155,840) during the year. Remuneration to a trustee is allowable per the governing documents.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity's trustee Haya Qadoumi received remuneration of £135,359 (2023: £155,840) during the year.
“H A M AI Qattan (trustee) made unrestricted donations of £1,214,226 (2023 - £1,846,347) in the year.” — page 21
“The charity's trustee Haya Qadoumi received remuneration of £135,359 (2023: £155,840) during the year. Remuneration to a trustee is allowable per the governing documents.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Palestine Association for Children’s Encouragement of Sports (PACES) (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£478k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Jordan · Lebanon · Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.8m£1.9m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.3m
31/12/2022£2.0m£2.0m
31/12/2021£2.2m£2.1m
31/12/2020£2.8m£2.7m

Common questions

Is PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £71,035 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £477,576. The trustees note that free reserves of £62,000 are below the stated policy target of three months' fixed expenditure (£230,000), a shortfall acknowledged due to regional instability and delayed donations. Despite this, the going concern basis is supported by confirmed ongoing financial support from the founder. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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 JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£34k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£34k
The Trillium Trust UK1£30k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PAINSWICK1£9k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHELTENHAM1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS£1.8m£150,001 - £160,0001below—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
Friends of Palestinian Universities FY2025£291k—0unclear—no doubt
Sportily FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
ST DAY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt

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