ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CIO

Registered charity 1178082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAPA · also registered in Scotland as SC054377 (OSCR)

Acting as the conduit between employers and charities in order to help & support vulnerable people who are homeless, ex-offenders or military veterans into work within the hospitality industry.

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Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £39,242 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing from £793,852 to £754,610. The trustees consider the remaining free reserves of £528,578 to be sufficient and in accordance with their policy of maintaining a six-month expenditure reserve. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding 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: estimated 6 months expenditure (held: £529k)

“The charity has determined that it will maintain a cash reserve that equates to estimated 6 months expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: AEP Consultancy Ltd, a company owned by the CEO's daughter, for various project and event management consulting services.

“During the year, the charity paid £60,916 (2024 - £24,912) to AEP Consultancy Ltd, a company owned by the CEO's daughter, for various project and event management consulting services. The trustees approved all expenses to AEP Consultancy Ltd. There were no amounts outstanding to AEP Consultancy at the year end.” — page 31

“During the year, A Stanford, son of a trustee was employed by the charity under normal employment conditions. Total remuneration in the year was £5,998 (2024 - £5,861).” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A Stanford, son of a trustee, employed under normal conditions.

“During the year, the charity paid £60,916 (2024 - £24,912) to AEP Consultancy Ltd, a company owned by the CEO's daughter, for various project and event management consulting services. The trustees approved all expenses to AEP Consultancy Ltd. There were no amounts outstanding to AEP Consultancy at the year end.” — page 31

“During the year, A Stanford, son of a trustee was employed by the charity under normal employment conditions. Total remuneration in the year was £5,998 (2024 - £5,861).” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Wellers, a business of which a trustee is a partner, provided payroll processing services.

“During the year, the charity paid £60,916 (2024 - £24,912) to AEP Consultancy Ltd, a company owned by the CEO's daughter, for various project and event management consulting services. The trustees approved all expenses to AEP Consultancy Ltd. There were no amounts outstanding to AEP Consultancy at the year end.” — page 31

“During the year, A Stanford, son of a trustee was employed by the charity under normal employment conditions. Total remuneration in the year was £5,998 (2024 - £5,861).” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Whitley Stimpson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Only A Pavement Away (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Greg Mangham — Founder & Voluntary CEO (source)
Fiona Eastwood — Trustee (source)
Andy Hornby — Trustee (source)
Emma McClarkin — Trustee (source)
Paul Pavli — Trustee (source)
Tony Sophoclides — Trustee (source)
Ben Stackhouse — Trustee (source)
Maria Stanford — Trustee (source)

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

Hilton Global Foundation — “Hilton Global Foundation” (source page)
The Veterans' Foundation — “The Veterans' Foundation has been set up to help fund charities and other charitable organisations that are helping serving and former membe…” (source page)
The Albert Hunt Trust — “The Albert Hunt Trust” (source page)
Savoy Educational Trust — “Savoy Educational Trust” (source page)
Royal Warrant Holders Charity — “Royal Warrant Holders Charity” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income

£862k

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£275k

Reserves (reported)

£620k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 31.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY SOPHOCLIDES MA HONSchair
Alexander Wilby
Andrew Hedley Hornby
BEN STACKHOUSE
Emma McClarkin · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Eastwood
Gregory John Mangham · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Koo
MATTHEW PAUL WYATT
Maria Stanford
Mollie Stoker
Paul Pavli
Robert Silk
Steven Christopher Alton

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£1.0m	£1.1m
30/04/2024	£998k	£693k
30/04/2023	£663k	£379k
30/04/2022	£369k	£277k
30/04/2021	£190k	£144k

Common questions

Is ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £39,242 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing from £793,852 to £754,610. The trustees consider the remaining free reserves of £528,578 to be sufficient and in accordance with their policy of maintaining a six-month expenditure reserve. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Whitley Stimpson Limited.

Who funds ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CIO as a grant recipient include THE LINBURY TRUST, TRUST FOR LONDON, London Homelessness Foundation, THE FUNDING NETWORK, THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINBURY TRUST	FY2024	£50k	Towards the hospitality-based employment readiness programme, working with homeless people.
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2024	£35k	2018-2024 strategy: Better work
London Homelessness Foundation	FY2024	£20k
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2023	£12k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Passport 2 Employment programme
THE COOKS CHARITY	FY2022	£10k	General Welfare
THE COOKS CHARITY	FY2025	£10k	Advancement of Education and General Welfare of Professional Cooks
THE INDIGO TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Unrestricted funding.
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£5k
THE COOKS CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Pillar A - Craft
CEO SLEEPOUT	FY2022	£5k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	FY2022	£3k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2025	£2k	Homewards programme delivery
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2022	£2k
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k
The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation	FY2024	£1k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	FY2023	£1k
London Homelessness Foundation	FY2025	£0	Grant provided
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2024	£0

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	£90k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£765k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	1	£270k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£260k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAVIORS' CHARITY.

THE PAVIORS' CHARITY income £193k
PAVERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £326k
PASSAGE 2000 income £11.1m
COVE PAVILION PLAYGROUP income £174k
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD income £2.3m
DOORSTEP income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CIO	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAVIORS' CHARITY FY2024	£193k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PAVERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026	£326k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PASSAGE 2000 FY2025	£11.1m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
COVE PAVILION PLAYGROUP FY2025	£174k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD FY2025	£2.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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