Practical Action
Charitable company · registered 1966
What the charity does
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage
Income and spending
Income Spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £33,140,000 | £32,363,000 |
| 31 March 2024 | £30,020,557 | £30,542,960 |
| 31 March 2023 | £26,950,000 | £28,921,000 |
| 31 March 2022 | £27,867,000 | £27,663,000 |
| 31 March 2021 | £30,439,000 | £29,229,000 |
Charity details
- Charity number
- 247257
- Company number
- 00871954
- Registered
- 26 April 1966
- Latest income
- £33,140,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
- Latest spending
- £32,363,000
- Income from government
- £4,854,255
- Reporting
- Submission Received
- Gift Aid
- Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Contact
- Address
- Practical Action Ltd, The Robbins Building, 25 Albert Street, Rugby, CV21 2SD
- Phone
- 01926634412
- Website
- practicalaction.org
Official record: Charity Commission register, charity number 247257.
What the charity does
Who it helps
How it helps
Where it operates
Charitable objects
The advancement of education and the relief of poverty by the promotion and advancement (in ways that are charitable) of knowledge of technical, economic and social science, and for other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.
Area of benefit: Not Defined
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/02/1966AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/10/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/09/2012 as amended on 08 Dec 2021
Employees earning over £60,000
- £60,001–£70,000 · 13 employees
- £70,001–£80,000 · 5 employees
- £80,001–£90,000 · 1 employee
- £90,001–£100,000 · 2 employees
- £100,001–£110,000 · 1 employee
- £110,001–£120,000 · 1 employee
- £120,001–£130,000 · 1 employee
Other names
- Intermediate Technology Development Group Ltd · previous name
- Practical Action · working name
- Practical Action Limited · previous name
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Questions and answers
What is the charity number of Practical Action?
Practical Action is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 247257 and is also a company (number 00871954).
How much income does Practical Action have?
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity had an income of £33,140,000 and spent £32,363,000.
How many employees of Practical Action earn over £60,000?
24 employees received total benefits over £60,000 in the latest annual return.