Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

PURSUING INDEPENDENT PATHS 

Pursuing Independent Paths works together with adults with a learning disability and autism to develop people's vocational and life skills and achieve their ambitions. Our learners design their own self-directed learning programme, consisting of four pathways: Creative and Performing Arts, Employment and Training, Health and Wellbeing and Independent Living Skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 23 years

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,353£1,340£13£90£994£8577.72962
31/03/22£1,456£1,214£242£81£981£8698.62660
31/03/21£1,182£1,083£99£88£739£4284.72275
31/03/20£1,188£1,062£126£141£640£3193.62372
31/03/19£1,207£1,078£129£75£515£2072.32070
31/03/18£972£951£21£46£386£3664.6190
31/03/17£900£786£113£18£365£3655.6150
31/03/16£676£634£43£10£252£2524.8110
31/03/15£556£559£-2£18£209£2094.5110
31/03/14£534£516£18£16£211£2114.9110
31/03/13£523£511£12£14£193£1934.5110
31/03/12£458£441£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£485£463£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£505£501£3£5£141£0n/a150
31/03/09£394£403£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£352£339£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£322£321£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£283£298£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£272£255£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£289£238£51£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 7.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 62 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brent, City Of Westminster, Kensington And Chelsea,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£106,015
John Lyon's Charity£105,000
Wolfson Foundation£43,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£25,300
National Lottery Community Fund£19,995
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - “Man Health”: Improving Health for Male Adults with Learning Disabilities
£9,995 21/04/2023
The funding will be used to deliver male health and behaviours in relationships sessions for men with learning disabilities/autism. The project aims to improve knowledge of man-health issues and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths - PiP
£2,762 22/10/2022
We will create an immersive sensory space for adults with learning disabilities and autism to reduce isolation, improve focus, and support them to manage their feelings and wellbeing.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£25,300 02/02/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting people with disabilties in London
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£43,000 09/12/2021
Digital immersive space to support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
National Lottery Community Fund - PIP IDS Project (Immersive Digital Sensory)
£10,000 19/11/2021
The funding will be used to provide a sensory room for older people with learning disabilities and conditions such as autism. The project aims to support physical and mental wellbeing as well ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£6,740 11/01/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PiP
£4,907 24/10/2020
We would like to support young adults with learning disabilities and autism to access their community with confidence.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Pursuing Independent Paths W9
£30,000 05/08/2020
6
COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Travel Training (18-30 year olds)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,989 24/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths (PiP)
£28,115 19/06/2020
£28,115 towards costs as outlined in your application excluding governance support, monitoring and evaluation, and overheads.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Pursuing Independent Paths W9
£75,000 13/11/2019
36
Employability Programme for Young People (18-30 years old)
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£77,900 09/05/2019
24
£77,900 over a further two years (2 x £38,950) salaries and related costs of delivering the Performing Arts project for young adults with learning disabilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 25/01/2019
PiP W9 Centre
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£15,000 12/12/2017
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£3,892 29/11/2017
We want to train adults with learning disabilities to travel safely and independently so that they can access their local community.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pursuing Independent Paths
£97,300 26/11/2015
36
£97,300 over three years (£32,900; £32,000; £32,400) towards salaries and related costs of delivering the Performing Arts Project for young adults with learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health & Wellbeing – Next Steps
£244,698 14/07/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Health and Wellbeing Project
£155,588 15/07/2010
36
This project supports adults with learning disabilities to be more aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and implement the changes necessary to achieve this. The project will continue its ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-77
  • PATRICK BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Assistant Director, Organisational Design
  • TERRI CASH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Participation Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2001, number: 1088592
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/11/2000, number: 04107226
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

PURSUING INDEPENDENT PATHS
306 Kensal Road
LONDON
W10 5BE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN UK AND IN PARTICULAR ADULTS (AGED OVER 18) LIVING IN GREATER LONDON WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND IN PARTICULAR IN GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

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