PATHFIELD ACTIVITIES CLUB

Registered charity 1140016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAC

FOOD TECH. - life skills based activities - shopping/preparing their own lunch.ARTS & CRAFTS MUSIC & DANCE - instruments, dance, musical games.FUN & GAMES - group games, board games, computers.SENSORY ACTIVITIES - Tac Pac, light room sessions, hydro poolOUTINGS INTO THE COMMUNITY - to shops, cafes, museums, parks. The club has use of Pathfield School's vehicles for trips

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS), TO BE FURTHERED IN NORTH DEVON, ARE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARYFACILITIES FOR THE CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND SEVERELEARNING DIFFICULTIES DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT THATPROVIDES AND PROMOTES THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUPPORT FORTHEIR PARENTS AND/OR CARERS.

Area of benefit: NORTH DEVON

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 · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total funds of £46,703, comprising £44,157 in unrestricted funds and £2,546 in restricted funds. The accounts state that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees hold cash at the bank of £44,517 to meet unforeseen expenditure, noting that fees increased substantially in May 2025 due to the usage of previous lottery funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The trustees regularly review the finances and budgets in line with the Reserves Fund Policy. (reserves figure: £44k)

“The trustees regularly review the finances and budgets in line with the Reserves Fund Policy.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Keith Herman (Husband of a trustee, Pat Herman) received salary as an employee of the charity totalling £4,457 (2024: £3,534). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from to Keith Herman was £Nil (2024 - £336).

“During the year the charity made the following related party transactions: Keith Herman (Husband of a trustee, Pat Herman) Salary as an employee of the charity totalling £4,457 (2024: £3,534).” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

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 30/04/2025

Government income: £18,845 — contracts £18,145 (24), grants £700 (1); 18% of the £104,818 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £32,515 — contracts £32,515 (22); 34% of the £94,301 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

Government income: £30,867 — contracts £30,867 (23); 33% of the £94,545 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon Charles Inglechair
Barry Skene
Beth Tamzin Priscott
Carla Hannam
Claire Williams
Ginette Marie Farlam
Jacqueline May Parr
Lisa Kennedy
Lorna Chivers
PHILIP LESLIE DARKE · trustee of 1 other charity
Pat Herman
Sarah Savage

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£105k	£96k
30/04/2024	£94k	£95k
30/04/2023	£95k	£86k
30/04/2022	£85k	£79k
30/04/2021	£80k	£70k

Common questions

Is PATHFIELD ACTIVITIES CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total funds of £46,703, comprising £44,157 in unrestricted funds and £2,546 in restricted funds. The accounts state that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees hold cash at the bank of £44,517 to meet unforeseen expenditure, noting that fees increased substantially in May 2025 due to the usage of previous lottery funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	28/06/2024	£15k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/05/2022	£7k	Pathfield Activities Club Technology
UK government	05/10/2020	£2k	VSCE CMC Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	2	£73k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£70k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	1	£29k
Reece Family Trust	1	£10k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PORCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

PORCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £101k
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE income £192k
PATHWAYS 4 ALL LIMITED income £472k
PADWORTH VILLAGE HALL income £60k
POLYTECHNIC FOOTBALL CLUB income £74k
CHALKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD income £224k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PATHFIELD ACTIVITIES CLUB	£105k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PORCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£192k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PATHWAYS 4 ALL LIMITED FY2025	£472k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PADWORTH VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
POLYTECHNIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£74k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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