PEOPLE IN ACTION

Registered charity 702885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NUNEATON AND DISTRICT JOINT HOMES, NUNEATON AND DISTRICT JOINT HOSTELS

We promote relief for adults with learning disabilities who need additional support. We provide a learning experience for people in a variety of environments.We provide registered care homes , operate supported living services and support people in their own homes. We also operate a respire unit and nursery

Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.4m
Latest spending
£11.5m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £125,341 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following an increase in incoming resources to £11,401,381. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a general fund reserve of approximately £4.7 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of ten percent of the previous year’s income (£1.1 million).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ten percent of the previous year’s income (£1.1 million) (held: £4.7m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain a general fund reserve that equates to ten percent of the previous year’s income (£1.1 million) to ensure sufficient funds are retained to meet any potential liabilities.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — People in Action (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £155k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: People in Action — Registered, 14 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 05/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£11.4m
Total spending
£11.5m
Reserves (reported)
£4.7m
Employees
365

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Leicestershire · Solihull · Staffordshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.4m£11.5m
31/03/2024£11.2m£11.4m
31/03/2023£11.2m£10.6m
31/03/2022£11.6m£10.7m
31/03/2021£12.2m£11.3m

Common questions

Is PEOPLE IN ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £125,341 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following an increase in incoming resources to £11,401,381. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a general fund reserve of approximately £4.7 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of ten percent of the previous year’s income (£1.1 million). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.

Who funds PEOPLE IN ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE IN ACTION as a grant recipient include THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kLearning Disability
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2023£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2022£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kDay Opportunities
Sport England04/12/2018£10kLeeds Stars Sports Academy
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2011£6kCustomers IT Suite

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE IN ACTION (YORKSHIRE).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEOPLE IN ACTION£11.4m——unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE IN ACTION (YORKSHIRE) FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
POLESWORTH GROUP HOMES LIMITED FY2025£4.3m£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
THE STABLE FAMILY HOME TRUST FY2025£4.0m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt

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