PRO ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1127528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An independent charity operating as an infrastructure & support organisation to other organisations working with young people in Herts. Affiliated organisations, clubs and projects work directly with over 40,000 young people on a regular basis. Pro-Action works in partnership with the statutory and private sector to bring direct benefit to young people and voluntary youth organisations.

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Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of approximately £31,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £47,111. However, the trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the charity's future, as its primary funding from Hertfordshire County Council is not guaranteed and is due for renewal in March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' budgeted expenditure (held: £47k)

“The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted funds at a level equal to three months' budgeted expenditure” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed

“The outcome of this grant renewal process represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06653688

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.

TOPPING, Susan Louise — director, appointed 27/03/2025on trustee list
FLANAGAN, Bernard William — director, appointed 25/03/2022on trustee list
PURVIS, Siobhan Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/08/2010on trustee list

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

SIOBHAN ELIZABETH PURVISchair
Bernard William Flanagan
Susan Louise Topping

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£123k	£92k
31/03/2024	£77k	£92k
31/03/2023	£75k	£89k
31/03/2022	£89k	£90k
31/03/2021	£99k	£90k

Common questions

Is PRO ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of approximately £31,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £47,111. However, the trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the charity's future, as its primary funding from Hertfordshire County Council is not guaranteed and is due for renewal in March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.