Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

PROPER JOB RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1178850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PJ

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULARBUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (A) THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION,RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS (B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONOF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTERECYCLING, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULARBUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (A) THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION,RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS (B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONOF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTERECYCLING, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£241k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net deficit of £2,138, resulting in unrestricted net reserves of £86,603. The trustees' report notes that while income fell short of expectations, strengthened financial controls provide a foundation for recovery. The charity aims to maintain reserves equivalent to three months' running costs, a policy target it currently exceeds.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' running costs (reserves figure: £87k)
“The organisation aims to maintain reserves equivalent to three months' running costs at all times, wherever possible.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 49

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 85
  • Government income: £290 — grants £290 (1); under 1% of the £257,255 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£239k£241k
31/03/2024£257k£255k
31/03/2023£209k£242k
31/03/2022£234k£212k
31/03/2021£236k£203k

Common questions

Is PROPER JOB RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net deficit of £2,138, resulting in unrestricted net reserves of £86,603. The trustees' report notes that while income fell short of expectations, strengthened financial controls provide a foundation for recovery. The charity aims to maintain reserves equivalent to three months' running costs, a policy target it currently exceeds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/09/2026£17kGrow Share Repair: Chagford Community Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2025£3kRe-connecting - Together for People and Planet
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2025£18kVolunteer Support Programme
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£24kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2023£10kProper Job Community Workshops and Events
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2022£10kProper Job Evironmental Workshops 22-23

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£331k
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION1£189k
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£29k
TOWER HILL TRUST1£22k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£10k
THE MOULDING FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROPER JOB RESOURCE CENTRE£239k—0unclear—no doubt
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£395kmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT FY2025£63k—0below—no doubt
RESOURCE JUSTICE NETWORK FY2025£2.4m——below—no doubt
BETTER WAY RECOVERY FY2025£566k—0unclear—no doubt
FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£21.7m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.