PRO BONO ECONOMICS
Registered charity 1130567 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PBE, PRO BOND ECONOMICS
Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. We combine project work with individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change. Experts and economists at PBE work on a wide range of issues related to wellbeing including mental health, education, employment, poverty, volunteering and civil society.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £35,555 for the year, with total income of £1,742,818 and expenditure of £1,707,263. Free reserves stood at £413,111, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of covering three to six months of unrestricted operating expenses. However, the trustees anticipate pressure on cashflow in 2025 due to senior management departures, noting that reserves may drop below the minimum three-month level before recovering.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted operating expenses (held: £413k)
“Our policy is to maintain free reserves (unrestricted funds minus any fixed and intangible assets) that at any time cover our unrestricted operating expenses for at least three months, with an upper limit of six months.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Alliotts LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pro Bono Economics (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Matt Whittaker — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Jon Franklin — Chief Economist (source)
- Cassia Dingwall — Director of Operations and Finance (source)
- Damien Régent — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£314k
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAMIEN REGENTchair
- DAVID JOHN GREGSON · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr Rubina Ahmed
- Edward Humpherson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jennifer Jane Scott
- Jonathan Loynes
- Matthew James Brumsen
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PRO BONO ECONOMICS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £35,555 for the year, with total income of £1,742,818 and expenditure of £1,707,263. Free reserves stood at £413,111, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of covering three to six months of unrestricted operating expenses. However, the trustees anticipate pressure on cashflow in 2025 due to senior management departures, noting that reserves may drop below the minimum three-month level before recovering. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Alliotts LLP.
Who funds PRO BONO ECONOMICS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PRO BONO ECONOMICS as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, AL Philanthropies, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATION.
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