PADDOCK WOOD COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE
Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre has been set up to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. PWCAC provides confidential, impartial, independent, face-to-face advice and information without charge, from the charity's community advice centre in Paddock Wood.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £8,335 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £147,348. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern and note that unrestricted cash reserves exceed their stated policy target of £100,796. The accounts were independently examined rather than audited.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Alison Nicola Cain
- David Ritchie
- MARTIN PENGELLEY
- Sarah Ann Hamilton
- robert John Machell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £76k | £67k |
| 31/03/2024 | £65k | £40k |
| 31/03/2023 | £49k | £34k |
| 31/03/2022 | £48k | £39k |
| 31/03/2021 | £60k | £46k |
Common questions
Is PADDOCK WOOD COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £8,335 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £147,348. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern and note that unrestricted cash reserves exceed their stated policy target of £100,796. The accounts were independently examined rather than audited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PADDOCK WOOD COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PADDOCK WOOD COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS | FY2023 | £76 | Secular Societies |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/10/2025 | £20k | Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre |
| Postcode Lottery | 10/02/2025 | £15k | Millionaire Street 2024 01w3 Year 2 |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/02/2024 | £15k | Millionaire Street 2024 01w3 Year 1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/06/2018 | £4k | Advice Quality Audit Standard |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/04/2016 | £4k | Advice Quality Standard Audit |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £8 | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £5k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £11k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £9k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £6k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £6k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £7k | Core service support |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £6k | Core service support |