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PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 266446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE

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Latest income
£316k
Latest spending
£383k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £98,611 against a policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reported a deficit for the year, with expenditure exceeding income by £67,045, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £215,656 to £148,611.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £99k)
“The directors try to ensure that the Charity bas sufficient cash reserves to meet three months running costs, as funding is generally provided quarterly.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Prentis & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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
31/12/2024£316k£383k
31/12/2023£391k£268k
31/12/2022£194k£182k
31/12/2021£199k£199k
31/12/2020£230k£203k

Common questions

Is PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £98,611 against a policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reported a deficit for the year, with expenditure exceeding income by £67,045, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £215,656 to £148,611. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Prentis & Co LLP.

Who funds PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£180kCore costs
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kShared Ground Fund
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2025£120kSupport their Building Narrative power training course.
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kPeace and Security
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kCore funding
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£950Philanthropy, Cross-cutting & other

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust21/01/2026£30kA grant to Public Interest Research Centre
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch02/10/2023£50kPublic Interest Research Centre
Barrow Cadbury Trust23/02/2022£30kFuture Stories: A Narrative Leadership Programme