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Practical Action

UK company 00871954, incorporated on 21 February 1966.

We Are Practical Action

We are Practical Action and were unconventional. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

Company number
00871954
Incorporated
21 Feb 1966
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
21 February 1966

Company number 00871954

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Legal name
PRACTICAL ACTION
Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Region
West Midlands
Registered address
THE ROBBINS BUILDING
25 ALBERT STREET
RUGBY
WARWICKSHIRE
ENGLAND
CV21 2SD
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 07 Jul 2026 09:49

Controls 5
Practical Action
No active corporate controller recorded.

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

09 Nov
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

06 Jul
2026

Change Person Director Company With Change Date

Officers

CH01 | Transaction MzUzMDc0MjY1OGFkaXF6a2N4

Published 06 Jul 2026 13:47

26 Oct
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

21 Feb
1966

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

3 awards
First funded
2017
Funded years
2017, 2023, 2024
Age at first award
50 years

Projects

2024 EU-Funded Lead participant

SUstaiNable eNergy sYstems for refugee and host communities in Africa

1 Jun 2024 to 31 May 2028

Awarded
£286,164
Total cost £286,164

Gathering 18 partners from 3 African, 5 European countries and 2 associated countries, SUNNY is a 48-months project that aims to provide highly replicGathering 17 partners from 3 African, 5 European countries and 2 associated countries, SUNNY is a 48-months project that aims to provide highly replicable solutions for green energy transition and energy acc...

2023 Feasibility Studies

Improving Affordability and Reliability of Energy Access in Uganda with River Turbines

1 Mar 2023 to 29 Feb 2024

Awarded
£49,283
Total cost £49,283

**Improving Affordability and Reliability of Energy Access in Uganda with River Turbines** This study will show how novel hydro-kinetic river turbines can be a valuable addition to the portfolio of solutions that can be used to accelerate energy access and improve the quality of life for poor, rural communities in Uganda. The emergence of small, efficient...

2017 Feasibility Studies

Robust Decentralised Low Energy Faecal Sludge Dewatering leading to Sustainable Energy Resource, Sanitation ,and Clean Water

1 Feb 2017 to 31 Jan 2018

Awarded
£48,484
Total cost £48,484

Natural Synergies (NS) together with partners University of Strathclyde, Practical Action and Blue Vine Consultants are involved in a project that concerns faecal sludge dewatering/treatment leading to energy security/generation, sanitation utilising locally available resource and GHG emission savings. NS aims in this technical/financial feasibility study...

Product types

EU-Funded Feasibility Studies