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CHANGING PATHWAYS

Registered charity 1172214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides support for women, men and children who have suffered, and are suffering, or are in danger of suffering violence, abuse or neglect by perpetrators known to them by providing refuge and outreach services in the community. The charity also raises awareness on domestic violence with the public

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,936,134 and incurred expenses of £2,969,428, resulting in an operating deficit of £33,294. The trustees report that the charity holds a reasonable financial position with total net assets of £1,992,102, although unrestricted reserves are nil. The trustees and auditor confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £70,000 - £80,000 1” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £70,000 - £80,000 1” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of non-charitable activity costs
“The level of reserves required have been set at three to six months of non-charitable activity costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rickard Luckin Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Changing Pathways (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£967k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£3.0m
31/03/2024£2.7m£2.6m
31/03/2023£2.7m£2.3m
31/03/2022£2.5m£2.0m
31/03/2021£2.3m£2.1m

Common questions

Is CHANGING PATHWAYS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,936,134 and incurred expenses of £2,969,428, resulting in an operating deficit of £33,294. The trustees report that the charity holds a reasonable financial position with total net assets of £1,992,102, although unrestricted reserves are nil. The trustees and auditor confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rickard Luckin Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHANGING PATHWAYS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHANGING PATHWAYS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHANGING PATHWAYS as a grant recipient include HOPESTEAD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HOPESTEADFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government02/01/2019£10kTampon Tax Community 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SMALLWOOD TRUST2£165k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION2£28k
THE REED FOUNDATION1—
COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3.1m
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£326k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£50k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Staffordshire Pathway Project.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHANGING PATHWAYS£2.9m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
Staffordshire Pathway Project FY2026£1.2m—0above—no doubt
STAYING PUT FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£803k—0unclear—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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