PROPOSITION RTHAPOE LTD

Registered charity 1182929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROPOSITION

Proposition provokes transformational dialogue about humanity's relationship with the living world. Human beings can create thriving biodiverse landscapes while exceeding provision for human needs. We educate the public on this potential, focusing on biodiverse farming in particular. We facilitate the work of artists with an ecological focus with public art facilities, commissions and education.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1.1 TO: (A) PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND (B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SAME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) FUNDING RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF AGROECOLOGY; (II) ORGANISING PUBLIC LECTURES AND EVENTS ON THE TOPIC OF AGROECOLOGY; (III) PROMOTING ART TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THEIR PLACE IN NATURE; AND(IV) SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY-LED FOOD ENTERPRISES AND AGRARIAN SETTLEMENTS. 3.1.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ARTS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ORGANISING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC ARTS WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, DISPLAYS AND OTHER EVENTS; AND(B) PROVIDING AFFORDABLE FACILITIES FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£857k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds in deficit of £306,721, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus of £70,068. The trustees note that the company is dependent on the continued support of grant-aiding bodies to maintain going concern status. Total charitable expenditure exceeded incoming resources, resulting in a net expenditure for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The company is dependent on the continued support of grant aiding bodies. The trustees believe that the company will continue to receive this support and accordingly consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from company where trustee has material interest
“At the year end there was a balance outstanding in creditors of a £22,904 loan payable to Oaksure Property Protection Limited, a company in which Mr D Hudson, a trustee, has a material interest.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£857k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£857k£1.2m
30/04/2024£559k£694k
30/04/2023£626k£301k
30/04/2022£426k£533k
30/04/2021£426k£533k

Common questions

Is PROPOSITION RTHAPOE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds in deficit of £306,721, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus of £70,068. The trustees note that the company is dependent on the continued support of grant-aiding bodies to maintain going concern status. Total charitable expenditure exceeded incoming resources, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROPOSITION RTHAPOE LTD£857k——unclear—noted
THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT FY2025£661k—0below—no doubt
WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE OWEN SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
FFCC LIMITED FY2025£695k£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS FY2025£195.0m——unclear—no doubt

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