PATHWAYS CARE FARM

Registered charity 1159160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND/OR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A FARM PROVIDING TRAINING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME-CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND/OR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A FARM PROVIDING TRAINING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME-CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE PROVISION,IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE,OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£462k

Latest spending

£313k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £564,219, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover a rolling six-month period of operations based on current budget forecasts. The charity reported a net income of £149,053 for the year, with total funds increasing to £583,914. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: rolling six month period (held: £564k)

“The level of reserves are set to allow the charity to continue operating for a rolling six month period, based on the current budget forecast.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 39
Government income: £228,123 — contracts £189,923 (3), grants £38,200 (5); 49% of the £462,290 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 39
Government income: £51,821 — grants £51,821 (10); 15% of the £345,054 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £13,560 — grants £13,560 (4); 5% of the £292,203 total gross income on the same return

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

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOSHUA WICKSchair
ELEANOR JOY BROWN
Sadie Jane Lofthouse
Simon Robert Paylor
Stephen David Goudge

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£462k	£313k
31/12/2024	£345k	£314k
31/12/2023	£292k	£286k
31/12/2022	£218k	£224k
31/12/2021	£254k	£216k

Common questions

Is PATHWAYS CARE FARM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £564,219, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover a rolling six-month period of operations based on current budget forecasts. The charity reported a net income of £149,053 for the year, with total funds increasing to £583,914. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PATHWAYS CARE FARM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PATHWAYS CARE FARM as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2026	£20k	General Fund
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£9k	Christmas Challenge
THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST	FY2024	£6k

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
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£582k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	1	£515k
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£324k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£196k
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED	1	£70k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£44k
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£28k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEROCHIM PATHWAYS.

DEROCHIM PATHWAYS income £90k
Pathways Church income £48k
PATHWAY income £139k
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD income £2.3m
ROUTEWAYS CENTRE LIMITED income £687k
NEW PATHWAYS FAMILY FRIENDLY THERAPEUTIC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE income £4.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PATHWAYS CARE FARM	£462k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEROCHIM PATHWAYS FY2025	£90k	—	within	—	no doubt
Pathways Church FY2025	£48k	—	above	—	no doubt
PATHWAY FY2025	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD FY2025	£2.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROUTEWAYS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£687k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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