PEMBROKESHIRE ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (PATCH)

Registered charity 1124949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MILFORD ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP, PEMBROKESHIRE ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP

Relief of poverty in Pembrokeshire through distribution of food parcels, small household items and clothing.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKESHIRE.

Area of benefit: PEMBROKESHIRE

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £7,454 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £127,226 to £119,772. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization relies on donations, grants, and shop income to fund its charitable activities.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/03/2024, 37 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Pure West Radio — “with the help of Pure West Radio (Main Sponsor), we are able to give new gifts, chocolates, art material and wrapping paper to each 0-17 yea…” (source page)

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

• Andrew Mark Rhys-Owens
• David Andrew Lamb
• EMRYS CHRISTOPHER OSBORNE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ellen Picton
• Hayley Suzanne Wood
• Martyn John Oughton

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

Operates in: Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PACT FOOD BANK.

• PACT FOOD BANK income £51k
• ACTS OF KINDNESS income £208k
• AGHOSH UK income £2.2m
• PEMBROKESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £664k
• EMPOWERMENT CHARITY LANCASHIRE income £2.5m
• BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH income £56k

Side by side with its peers

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