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professional association for childcare and early years

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Professional Association For Childcare And Early Years is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in St. Albans and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) is a standard-setting organisation. We promote best practice and support childcare professionals to deliver high standards of care and learning. Since 1977 we have provided high quality support to our members and worked with government, local authorities and others to raise standards.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,136,850
Latest Expenditure
£3,073,482

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £2,963,557
Other Trading £173,264
Investments £29
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,906,028
Raising Funds £167,454
Governance £23,856
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,136,850£3,073,482£2,906,028-£96,231£038 / 40
2023£3,228,517£3,901,043£3,801,827-£253,950£047 / 35
2022£3,133,921£3,533,882£3,398,388£418,579£18,00047 / 80
2021£3,396,616£3,461,971£3,346,647£818,540£304,85049 / 150
2020£3,420,960£3,543,987£3,352,483£883,894£736,00057 / 200

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
F R P ADVISORY LLP
4 BEACONSFIELD ROAD
ST. ALBANS
AL1 3RD
Registration Date
27 January 1987
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
295981
Charity Number
295981

Trustees

Amy Page
Sharne McLean
Stephanie Douglas

Also Known As

  • NATIONAL CHILDMINDING ASSOCIATION
  • NCMA