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PROCESSORS AND GROWERS RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Registered charity 284077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P G R O

Research on dry harvested peas, vining (freezing) peas plus other legumes and other selected vegetables

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,047,954, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of 24 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 24 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £3.0m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equating to 24 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure in so far as these funds are not committed to or invested in tangible fixed assets.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: British Growers Association invoiced PGRO £nil and paid £nil for costs. PGRO acquired a £1 share in BGA.
“British Growers Association also offer the opportunity for their customers to become members and as a result, Processors & Growers Research Organisation acquired a £1 share on 1st November 2022. The cost of this acquisition is presented within fixed asset investments At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from British Growers Association was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
“During the year, PGRO Research Limited invoiced Fen Peas Limited £351 (2024: £Nil). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PGRO Research Limited invoiced Fen Peas Limited £351. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil.
“British Growers Association also offer the opportunity for their customers to become members and as a result, Processors & Growers Research Organisation acquired a £1 share on 1st November 2022. The cost of this acquisition is presented within fixed asset investments At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from British Growers Association was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
“During the year, PGRO Research Limited invoiced Fen Peas Limited £351 (2024: £Nil). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PGRO invoiced Fen Peas Limited £7,405. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil.
“British Growers Association also offer the opportunity for their customers to become members and as a result, Processors & Growers Research Organisation acquired a £1 share on 1st November 2022. The cost of this acquisition is presented within fixed asset investments At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from British Growers Association was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
“During the year, PGRO Research Limited invoiced Fen Peas Limited £351 (2024: £Nil). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: British Growers Association invoiced PGRO £nil and paid £nil for costs.
“British Growers Association also offer the opportunity for their customers to become members and as a result, Processors & Growers Research Organisation acquired a £1 share on 1st November 2022. The cost of this acquisition is presented within fixed asset investments At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from British Growers Association was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
“During the year, PGRO Research Limited invoiced Fen Peas Limited £351 (2024: £Nil). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Fen Peas Limited was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PGRO Research Limited
“The subsidiary trading company PGRO Research Ltd has agreed in advance by way of its constitution to mandate annually all profits made up to its parent Charity PGRO by way of charity gift aid donation.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forrester Boyd Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report states 11 pea and 54 bean entries were monitored. This is a concrete factual claim about PGRO's YEN activities.
“Eleven pea crop entries and 54 bean crop entries were monitored throughout the 2025 season, including crop growth stages, images, root samples, grab samples for yield, quality samples and crop nutrition tests.”
The report states the NCS project includes 200 UK farms. This is a concrete factual claim about the scale of PGRO-led research.
“PGRO leads the research programme under the Farming Futures R&D Climate smart farming fund, including 200 UK farms and 18 research and industrial partners to design an environmentally transformative, economically sustainable arable rotation system to optimise crop rotations for climate benefit.”
The report claims INFABA could reduce emissions by up to 1.6 million tonnes of CO2e. This is a projected impact claim made by the charity/project partners, verifiable as a stated goal/estimate in the text.
“This project will demonstrate the potential for UK-grown faba bean-based feed ingredients to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from English dairy systems by up to 1.6 million tonnes of CO₂e per year.”

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£348k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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: 22.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.4m
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.2m£932k
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is PROCESSORS AND GROWERS RESEARCH ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,047,954, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of 24 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forrester Boyd Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government10/07/2023£4kBreeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability
UK government30/11/2022£40kNitrogen efficient plants for climate smart arable cropping systems (NCS)
UK government30/11/2022£22kPeaProtein
UK government20/06/2022£24kDevelopment and provision of a digital platform enabling industry to predict harvest date and yield of vining pea

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
SOCIETE GENERALE UK FOUNDATION1£650k
LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST1£593k
LPW LIMITED1£291k
CHARITWORTH LIMITED1£110k
THE RABBI MOSHE & LEAH DERMER FOUNDATION1£76k
JEG TRUST LIMITED1£40k
CLAN TRUST LIMITED1£31k
UOHC FOUNDATION LTD1£25k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROCESSORS AND GROWERS RESEARCH ORGANISATION£1.6m——above—no doubt
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025£29.3m——above—material uncertainty
BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS FY2025£198k—0above—no doubt
PESHKAR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt
STC RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2024£2.5m——unclear—no doubt

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