PATRA INCORPORATING ACDA LIMITED

Registered charity 518376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PATH (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD, POSITIVE ACTION TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT AGENCY PATRA "EAST MIDLANDS" LTD

PATRA Inc ACDA seeks to remove all forms of disadvantage that prevents individuals from BME Groups, competing on an equal basis in the labour market. It is also a means of ensuring that BME people are properly represented in skilled and senior positions in proportion to their presence in the labour market. PATRA Inc ACDA also carries out research into issues affecting the BME community.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING THE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS OF PERSONS AGED 16 AND OVER AND WHO ARE LIVING IN INNER CITY AREAS AND ESPECIALLY OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISADVANTAGE IN THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION BY REASON OF THEIR COLOUR, RACE, NATIONALITY OR ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN;(II) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY AND OTHER ETHNIC OR SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS GENERALLY IN NOTTINGHAM AND THE EAST MIDLANDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: EAST MIDLANDS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £64,667 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £129,645 to £64,978. The trustees note that while funding is secured for the current year, future funding for 2026/27 remains pending with numerous organisations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no investments held.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 14.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL HENRY · trustee of 2 other charities
• MILTON FITZROY CROSDALE
• PATSY HUNTER
• PROFESSOR CECILE WRIGHT · trustee of 1 other charity
• RITA PENNANT
• ROY TAYLOR · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev JAMES STAPLETON
• WILLIAM HENRY STEWART

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

Operates in: Derby City · Leicester City · Nottingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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