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Palfrey Community Association

62 /100

Clarity score

Needs improvement

Historical financial rating & register information

62/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2017

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Is Palfrey Community Association a good charity?

Palfrey Community Association scores 62/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2017 (£1.1m total income, 100% cause spend, 2-yr avg). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£1.1m

Accounts 2017-09-30

Spending

£1.3m

Accounts 2017-09-30

Charitable activities

100%

2-yr avg · share of spending

Accounts filing

Missing

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What does Palfrey Community Association do?

Our objectives are as defined within our Memorandum and Articles to promote the benefit of our local community to advance education and skills and to provide facilities for social and cultural welfare, based from our community centre.

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does Palfrey Community Association raise and spend?

Accounts period 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30 · Source: Charity Commission filings

Palfrey Community Association revenue and expenses for 2017
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £1.1m —
Total expenditure £1.3m —
Charitable activities £1.3m 100%
Fundraising £0 0%
Reported governance £16k 1%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

What changed in Palfrey Community Association’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2017 compared with 2016. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
−29.3%
£1.6m → £1.1m
Spending change
−32.8%
£2.0m → £1.3m
Charitable activities share
Not disclosed
Both years need a disclosed spending split.

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2017) · £1.3m spent

  • Charitable activities100%

Charities usually allocate governance costs across their other spending categories, and these reported figures add up to more than total spending, so governance is not drawn as a separate slice. The accounts table shows it separately.

From the annual return

What does Palfrey Community Association pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers Palfrey Community Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2017, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Where does Palfrey Community Association's money come from?

Palfrey Community Association reported £1.1m total income for the year ending 30 September 2017. The largest sources were donations and legacies £934k (82%), charitable activities £197k (17%), other income £75k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £865k.

  • Donations and legacies £934k · 82%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts) £197k · 17%
  • Other income £75k · 7%
  • Investments £183 · 0%

Cash at year end: £0 · unrestricted funds: £392k · restricted funds: £113k. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Does Palfrey Community Association receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Palfrey Community Association. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

In its annual return for the year ending 30 September 2017, Palfrey Community Association says it does not raise funds from the public.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Palfrey Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04691879 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Walsall

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have Palfrey Community Association's finances changed over five years?

Income fell 18% from £1.4m in 2013 to £1.1m in 2017; spending was £1.3m in 2017.

£0 £500k £1.0m £1.5m £2.0m 2013 2014 2016 2017 2017 Income 2013: £1.4m Spending 2013: £1.3m Cause spend 2013: £1.3m Income 2014: £1.3m Spending 2014: £1.3m Cause spend 2014: £1.2m Income 2016: £1.6m Spending 2016: £2.0m Cause spend 2016: £2.0m Income 2017: £1.1m Spending 2017: £1.3m Cause spend 2017: £1.3m Income 2017: £1.1m Spending 2017: £1.3m Cause spend 2017: £1.3m
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
Palfrey Community Association income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2017 £1.1m £1.3m £1.3m
2017 £1.1m £1.3m £1.3m
2016 £1.6m £2.0m £2.0m
2014 £1.3m £1.3m £1.2m
2013 £1.4m £1.3m £1.3m

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does Palfrey Community Association compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below Palfrey Community Association, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Income band (£1m–£5m) 12thpercentile

Scores at or above 12% of 2,720 charities in its income band · 62/100 vs 78 peer average.

Human rights charities 18thpercentile

Scores at or above 18% of 144 charities in this cause · 62/100 vs 74 peer average.

How does Palfrey Community Association compare, and where else can you look?

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Where Palfrey Community Association sits

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about Palfrey Community Association

In 2017, reported income was £1,137,808 and expenditure was £1,314,863. Expenditure exceeded income by £177,055. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

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Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Use the official contact details to check eligibility, referrals, waiting lists and current service coverage. Broad register classifications and a contact address do not confirm that a particular service is available to you.

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Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2017-09-30). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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What is Palfrey Community Association's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

55/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for Palfrey Community Association
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

 100% 11 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

 70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

63/100

Financial Health metrics for Palfrey Community Association
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 100% 3 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

 0% Comparability review needed · 0/10 pts
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 80% 17% · 4/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for Palfrey Community Association
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 100% 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average, disclosed years)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

10/100

Community Support metrics for Palfrey Community Association
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 10% 4 volunteers / 31 staff · 1/10 pts

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What trust indicators does Palfrey Community Association have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: missing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    11 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    31 employees · 4 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Not listed as member

Separate from our financial scores. Registration records a commitment to the Code of Fundraising Practice; it does not certify every fundraising activity.

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Official register

Reg 1099698

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Mohammed Abdul Bari
  • Matloob Hussain
  • Councillor Aftab Nawaz
  • Hasina Nadat
  • Thakorbhai D Patel
  • Mark Pulford
  • Debra Pace since 2017
  • Mr Shaminm Ahmed since 2017
  • Vijay Mistry since 2017
  • Jamila Madari since 2017
  • Hajran Bashir since 2017

How reliable is Palfrey Community Association's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2017
Filing date
—
Data refreshed

Low confidence — key filing data unavailable

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 4000979. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Palfrey Community Association's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Palfrey Community Association a good charity? +

Palfrey Community Association scores 62 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (2-yr avg) and its accounts are missing. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Palfrey Community Association a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists Palfrey Community Association as a registered charity (charity number 1099698). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1099698&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is Palfrey Community Association's charity number? +

Palfrey Community Association's charity number is 1099698. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Palfrey Community Association's charity rating? +

Palfrey Community Association scores 62 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Palfrey Community Association have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Palfrey Community Association. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: poor filing history). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Palfrey Community Association? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of Palfrey Community Association's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Palfrey Community Association's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 1% of expenditure (2016–2017, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Palfrey Community Association. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does Palfrey Community Association receive? +

Palfrey Community Association reported £1.1m total income in its 2017 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.

Are Palfrey Community Association's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: missing. CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Palfrey Community Association based? +

Palfrey Community Association's registered contact address is in Walsall (WS1 4LA). It tells the regulator it operates in Walsall, with a focus on human rights.

Where does Palfrey Community Association's money come from? +

Palfrey Community Association reported £1.1m total income for the year ending 30 September 2017. The largest sources were donations and legacies £934k (82%), charitable activities £197k (17%), other income £75k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £865k.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Palfrey Community Association? +

The register does not record Palfrey Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

When was Palfrey Community Association registered as a charity? +

Palfrey Community Association was entered on the register on 26 September 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04691879).

How does CharityCompare score Palfrey Community Association? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Palfrey Community Association's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Palfrey Community Association's most recent accounts cover 2017. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.