FIRVALE COMMUNITY HUB

Registered charity 1152121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAKISTAN ADVICE AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, FIR VALE, PCA

Support for marginalised people across Sheffield across the areas of legal advice, education, employability, community cohesion, social inclusion and reducing isolation. FCH works with people of all backgrounds, but has specialisms in working with BME communities - particularly those of Pakistani and Roma origin.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£415k
Latest spending
£495k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £80,296 for the year, reducing total unrestricted and restricted funds from £424,442 to £344,147. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate reserves to cover six months of non-avoidable operating costs, although no formal reserves policy target is yet established. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (91% of income)
“Grants 3 2,315 373,985 376,300 646,599” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£685k
Total spending
£508k
Reserves (reported)
£195k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£415k£495k
31/03/2024£685k£508k
31/03/2023£449k£399k
31/03/2022£480k£476k
31/03/2021£609k£434k

Common questions

Is FIRVALE COMMUNITY HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £80,296 for the year, reducing total unrestricted and restricted funds from £424,442 to £344,147. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate reserves to cover six months of non-avoidable operating costs, although no formal reserves policy target is yet established. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FIRVALE COMMUNITY HUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRVALE COMMUNITY HUB as a grant recipient include NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2025£18kChoosing Health
Sheffield City Council14/02/2025£13kMen's Emotional Wellbeing
Sheffield City Council24/01/2024£100kConnecting Communities - Main Grant
Sport England27/08/2021£9kTGC CF Female Health Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£9kDigitally English
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2015£7kHealth for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2015£481kPage Hall Futures
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/2013£39k"Sharing The Past"