Pata (uk)

Registered charity 1124222 · since 2008pataglos.org.uk·England, Wales·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£850

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2024

From the Charity Commission register

year to 31 August 2025 grants not yet published.

4 weeks

Typical decision time

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

The Group Support & Development Fund is aimed at charitable PATA member settings in early-years childcare, with a stated priority for England and Wales, and it supports the physical environment of childcare settings and the skills of people who work with children.
Only charitable members past their first year of membership are eligible, provided they expect to remain members until the grant ends, and organisations whose unrestricted reserves cover more than 12 months of expenditure receive lower priority.
The register records the fund's application method as by invitation only and says it does not accept unsolicited requests, so check the guidance notes before applying, and expect a decision within about 4 weeks of a complete and correct application.
The register's total grants to institutions is small, at £850 in one recent year and nothing in the newest, so a modest request is more realistic, and the grant range is not stated.
Read the full guidance and criteria carefully, because incomplete applications are rejected.

Overview

PATA (UK) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1124222).

PATA (UK) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, with a purpose of enhancing the development, care and education of children, mainly those under statutory school age and also those of school age, by encouraging parents to understand and provide for their children's needs through community groups. Its Group Support & Development Fund supports PATA member settings through three headings: Emergency, Development and Upskilling. The register records £850 in grants to institutions in one recent year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Group Support & Development Fund supports PATA members in the early-years childcare sector, particularly where tight margins and limited budgets make additional costs difficult. It gives grants through Emergency, Development and Upskilling, with groups choosing the programme best suited to their funding needs. The fund aims to help secure groups’ long-term viability while also responding to immediate needs. Its stated grant aims include improving the physical environment of charitable childcare settings and the skill levels of people working with children. Eligible applicants are charitable PATA member settings, outside their first membership year; membership must continue through the grant’s finish date. Applicants with unrestricted reserves covering more than 12 months of expenditure receive lower priority.

Themes

Early years childcare
Physical environment
Childcare workforce skills

Geographic Focus

Priority: England; Wales.

What they don't fund

PATA member settings in the first year of membership

How to apply

Applicants should read the full guidance notes and criteria; those notes include the link to submit an application.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applications from organisations with unrestricted reserves that could cover more than 12 months of annual expenditure receive lower priority.
Applicants are asked to read all guidelines fully; incomplete applications are rejected.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£782,425	£818,796	£5,271	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£1,066,835	£992,206	£1,250	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£865,245	£963,901	£1,000	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£965,599	£986,233	£850	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£1,083,384	£1,067,012	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£5,271 grants

YE 2022

£1,250 grants

YE 2023

£1,000 grants

YE 2024

£850 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.