PRACTICAL ACTION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage
Latest income
£33.1m
Expenditure
£32.4m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £30.4m | £29.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £27.9m | £27.7m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £26.9m | £28.9m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £30.0m | £30.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £33.1m | £32.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £12.9m |
| Charitable activities | £20.1m |
| Trading | £16k |
| Investment income | £65k |
| Total income | £33.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £27.9m |
| Raising funds | £2.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £4.0m |
| Governance | £446k |
| Total expenditure | £32.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.4m |
| Total funds | £8.4m |
| — restricted | £2.1m |
| — unrestricted | £6.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.4m |
| Cash | £7.9m |
People
| Employees | 478 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.