Pesticides Action Network UK

What Pesticides Action Network UK does

Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), founded in 1986 and registered as a charity (No. 327215) and company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, is the only UK charity exclusively focused on the harms caused by pesticides. Operating from Brighton with an estimated 20–30 employees, the organisation pursues a community-led advocacy model targeting UK consumers, farmers (domestic and smallholder international), local authorities, supermarkets, environmental NGOs, and international institutions. Its core deliverables are advocacy campaigns (Pesticide-Free Towns, The Cocktail Effect, #SainsburysBanParaquat), research publications (Supermarket Ranking, The Dirty Dozen, Replacing Chemicals with Biology), training programmes (Farmer Field Schools, Food Spray Trainer's Manual), and monitoring tools (T-MAPP for acute pesticide poisoning). PAN UK layers international technical assistance in Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and other smallholder-agriculture geographies on top of its domestic UK policy work, and channels much of its influence through The Pesticide Collaboration hosted jointly with RSPB.

The organisation is funded through a mix of individual donations, project grants from institutional donors (e.g., IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, The JJ Charitable Trust), modest branded merchandise sales via a Teemill storefront, and in-kind coalition support. Distribution is digital-and-grassroots — website, email, social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X), earned media, local authority workshops, and conferences (including FAO and Rotterdam Convention webinar series). There are no disclosed commercial revenues, no proprietary software platform, and no AI/ML components; the 'technology stack' is the campaign, research, and training apparatus rather than a product technology stack. Revenue, headcount, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed, consistent with its status as a small but long-running UK charity.

Name

Pesticides Action Network UK

Legal name

Pesticide Action Network UK

Website

https://pan-uk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) is a Brighton-based charity, founded 1986, that campaigns to eliminate harmful pesticide use in the UK and internationally through policy advocacy, retailer pressure, local-authority programmes, and smallholder farmer training in countries including Ethiopia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Pesticide Safety

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory (AFACABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pest Management & Integrated Pest Control (EDAOAOAH), IPM School/Childcare & Sensitive-Site Programs (Reduced-Exposure Protocols) (HSAMAJAH), Organic/Green General Pest Control Treatments (HSAMAAAJ)

Keywords

• Pesticide advocacy
• Environmental charity
• Pesticide safety
• Sustainable agriculture
• Chemical regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: PAN UK relies primarily on public donations and charitable giving from individuals concerned about pesticide issues. The organization encourages supporters to donate through their website.
2. Grants and Project Funding: Funding from institutional donors and trusts for specific projects. For example, IDH (Sustainable Trade Initiative) and The JJ Charitable Trust funded the Ziway Ethiopia project.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise through their Teemill-powered online shop, including clothing and promotional items spreading awareness about pesticide issues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN UK) is a registered UK charity that works to eliminate the use of harmful pesticides and promote safer, ecologically sustainable alternatives. It conducts independent scientific research, runs public campaigns (such as Pesticide-Free Towns), publishes annual rankings and reports (e.g., the Supermarket Ranking, The Dirty Dozen), delivers training programmes for farmers in the UK and overseas, and advocates for stronger national and international pesticide regulation.

Product overview

PAN UK is a UK-based charity (not a technology company) focused on pesticide advocacy and policy change. Its offerings consist primarily of advocacy campaigns (Pesticide-Free Towns, The Cocktail Effect), research publications and reports (Supermarket Ranking, The Dirty Dozen), training programs (Farmer Field Schools), and technical resources (The Food Spray Manual, Replacing Chemicals with Biology publication, T-MAPP monitoring tool). The organization does not operate as a software product platform but rather as an advocacy and education organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pesticide-Free Towns Campaign Advocacy programme that supports UK towns and councils to commit to and implement non-chemical management of public green spaces, providing policy templates, technical guidance, and a national network of participating towns.
• UK Supermarket Ranking Annual benchmarking publication that publicly compares UK supermarket chains on pesticide management, used by media, consumers, and the retailers themselves to drive policy improvements.
• The Dirty Dozen Consumer-facing annual report identifying the produce most likely to carry pesticide residues, designed to inform UK shoppers and pressure retailers and growers.
• The Cocktail Effect Campaign Public campaign explaining how low-dose combinations of pesticides can have greater health effects than individual chemicals, used to advocate for stronger regulation of pesticide mixtures.
• T-MAPP (Toxicity of Multiple Active Pesticides) Analytical tool that evaluates the cumulative toxicity of pesticide mixtures, used by researchers, policymakers, and campaigners to support calls for mixture-based risk assessment.
• Replacing Chemicals with Biology Expert publication presenting non-chemical pest management options for farmers and agronomists, used in PAN UK's UK and international training work.
• The Food Spray Manual Farmer-facing manual explaining how to use food-based attractant sprays as a low-cost, non-chemical pest control technique.
• Farmer Field Schools Capacity-building training programme that equips smallholder farmers in developing countries with practical, non-chemical pest management and agroecological farming skills.
• Alternatives to Pesticides Resources Curated knowledge resources providing evidence-based alternatives to chemical pesticides for farmers, gardeners, local authorities, and the public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600 farmers trained in IPM methods with 50-85% reduction in HHP use
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PAN EthiopiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Long-standing partnership with Pesticide Action Nexus Ethiopia to support smallholder farmers in replacing Highly Hazardous Pesticides with safer alternatives. Joint projects include Farmer Field Schools in Ethiopia's Central Rift Valley, with PAN UK providing technical expertise and funding support.
• RSPBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of The Pesticide Collaboration, a coalition of environmental and health groups working to reduce pesticide-related harms in the UK. RSPB manages over 2 million acres of land and represents millions of members.
• Garden OrganicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK organic gardening organization that contributes content to PAN UK's alternatives section, including articles on organic lawn care and gardening without pesticides.
• Soil AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of The Pesticide Collaboration coalition. Leading UK organization promoting organic farming and food systems.
• Parkinson's UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in #SainsburysBanParaquat campaign. Parkinson's UK has joined the coalition of 25 organizations calling on Sainsbury's to ban paraquat due to links between paraquat exposure and Parkinson's disease.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAN UK collaborates with FAO on international webinars and workshops about phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides, including presentations on alternatives to paraquat and integrated pest management.
• Rotterdam ConventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAN UK participates in FAO and Rotterdam Convention webinar series to share experiences in reducing and phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides in developing countries.
• FidracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental charity that conducted research on PFAS pesticides in UK agriculture. PAN UK supports Fidra's call for restrictions on PFAS chemicals and highlights their findings on their blog.
• Wildlife TrustscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of The Pesticide Collaboration representing 46 wildlife trusts across the UK, managing nature reserves and advocating for pesticide reduction.
• UN Environment ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on international webinars about alternatives to paraquat dichloride in weed management, organized jointly with FAO and Rotterdam Convention.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL): European nonprofit linking health and environmental policy, including on pesticide exposure. Comparable in framing pesticide advocacy around public health (cancer, Parkinson's, developmental impacts) and engaging EU-level policy actors.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace UK: Large UK environmental campaign organization with prior pesticide-related campaigns. Comparable in activist, media-led advocacy style and ability to mobilize supporters, though its scope extends well beyond pesticides.
• Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Major UK environmental advocacy charity with overlapping concerns on pesticides, food systems, and biodiversity, but operating a much broader portfolio (climate, energy, nature). Comparable as a UK advocacy peer with supermarket and government campaign experience.

Direct peers

• Soil Association: UK organic farming and food systems charity, member of the Pesticide Collaboration. Comparable in promoting agroecological alternatives, certifying pesticide-free/organic practices, and advocating to UK government and retailers on pesticide-related issues.
• Environmental Working Group (EWG): US nonprofit producing consumer-facing research on chemical exposures, including the original 'Dirty Dozen' produce-pesticide list. Highly comparable in producing public-facing pesticide residue reports and driving consumer/supermarket behavior change.
• Beyond Pesticides: US-based nonprofit advocating for pesticide-free landscapes and organic land management. Comparable mission and tactics (campaigns, ranking reports on retailers, IPM/alternatives resources) targeting pesticide reduction in agriculture and urban environments.
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB): PAN UK's coalition co-host in the Pesticide Collaboration, representing millions of members and 2 million acres of UK land. Strongly comparable as a UK environmental NGO whose land-management scale and policy influence amplify pesticide-reduction advocacy.
• Pesticide Action Network International (PAN International): The global coordinating body of the Pesticide Action Network, of which PAN UK is a regional centre. Comparable as the international umbrella for pesticide harm reduction advocacy, IPM training, and policy engagement with FAO/UNEP/Rotterdam Convention.
• Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): The North American counterpart of PAN UK within the global Pesticide Action Network, with the same mission of advancing IPM, phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides, and advocating for safer alternatives. Highly comparable in advocacy approach, programmatic offerings, and policy focus.

Others

• Wildlife and Countryside Link: UK coalition of 80+ environmental NGOs coordinating advocacy on nature, including pesticide-related policy. Comparable as a coalition-style peer through which PAN UK channels joint NGO positions to UK policymakers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PESTICIDEACTION
• Facebookfacebook.com/PesticideActionNetworkUK
• Instagraminstagram.com/pesticideactionnetworkuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pesticide-action-network-uk

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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