Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 16

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Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +16

Overall GiG Score: 22

PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED

The Public Interest Research Centre is an independent charity focusing on issues that underpin the long-term public interest. We integrate key research on climate, energy & economics - widening its audience and increasing its impact.

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 50 years

http://www.publicinterest.org.uk

info@publicinterest.org.uk

01654702277

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22		£194	£182	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£199	£199	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£230	£203	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£296	£278	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£179	£197	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£207	£156	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£153	£173	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£161	£148	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£122	£118	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	*	£82	£113	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£112	£103	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11		£115	£100	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	*	£106	£123	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09		£81	£85	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	*	£90	£65	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	*	£25	£52	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£42	£38	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£58	£44	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£34	£35	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£188,500
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£180,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£160,000
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	£50,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£30,000
Friends Provident Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Public Interest Research Centre
£8,500	21/03/2024 12	Towards unrestricted core costs as additional costs for Future Stories: a pioneering lived experience-led narrative change project: focused on cross-issue, root-cause, movement-building approaches to ....more Towards unrestricted core costs as additional costs for Future Stories: a pioneering lived experience-led narrative change project: focused on cross-issue, root-cause, movement-building approaches to narrative work
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Public Interest Research Centre
£180,000	04/10/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs for Future Stories: a pioneering lived experience-led narrative change project: focused on cross-issue, root-cause, movement-building approaches to narrative work
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Public Interest Research Centre
£50,000	02/10/2023	One year of core funding to support Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) to provide training and tools to develop the ‘narrative change’ ecosystem in the UK and beyond.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Cost of living increase
£10,000	17/07/2023	Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) supports movements for social, racial, economic and climate justice in order to map, develop and strengthen compelling narratives that transform policy, systems ....more Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) supports movements for social, racial, economic and climate justice in order to map, develop and strengthen compelling narratives that transform policy, systems and culture. This grant will provide PIRC additional funds to cover increased staff and project costs resulting from the increased cost-of-living.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Future Stories: Narrative Leadership for the World we Need
£150,000	29/09/2022	Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) supports movements for social, racial, economic and climate justice in order to map, develop and strengthen compelling narratives that transform policy, systems ....more Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) supports movements for social, racial, economic and climate justice in order to map, develop and strengthen compelling narratives that transform policy, systems and culture. This grant will cover core support towards PIRC’s lived experience-led narrative change project. The work focuses on cross-issue, root-cause, movement-building approaches to narrative work by training 15 lived experience leaders on priority issues including migration, racial justice, LGBTQ+ liberation, climate justice and poverty.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Public Interest Research Centre Ltd
£180,000	19/03/2022	Core costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Future Stories: A Narrative Leadership Programme
£30,000	23/02/2022	Support towards democratising narrative-building leadership and skills
Friends Provident Foundation - PIRC - Core Funding
£10,000	20/05/2020	Core funding in support of PIRC's work
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Public Interest Research Centre Ltd.
£120,000	16/03/2019 36	Core costs
Friends Provident Foundation - Public Interest Research Centre - Strengthening Stories for a New Economy
£168,000	12/09/2017	This work will equip new economy campaigners to tell world-changing stories. We will do this by building on the success of our Framing the Economy collaboration with NEF, NEON and FrameWorks ....more This work will equip new economy campaigners to tell world-changing stories. We will do this by building on the success of our Framing the Economy collaboration with NEF, NEON and FrameWorks Institute, specifically this grant will support PIRC to: Develop a New Economy Framing Network - Establishing a community of new economy campaigners who will have access to research findings and methods, benefiting from framing advice and support. Provide participatory and accessible training sessions to develop new stories about the economy: particularly to lower-income and grassroots groups with limited financial resources. Carry out further research to support the movement's creation of effective stories about the new economy.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-50

CARRIE MAGEE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Profit Senior Leadership

DAMIAN PETER HEBRON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Arts Manager

ELEANOR ANNA BAKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trade Union Organiser

EMMANUELLE ANDREWS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Research And Policy Co-Ordinator

JOSEPH BESWICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Worker

LUCY BRISBANE MCKAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications And Media Manager

NATHAN AKEHURST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Strategist

REBECCA CAMILLA ISABEL LUFF Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accounts Administrator

TAMSYN ELIZABETH HYATT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Evidence

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/11/1973, number: 266446
Registered at Companies House on 07/05/1973, number: 01112242

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR13: 32 days late, AR10: 13 days late, AR08: 180 days late, AR07: 39 days late,

Main office

PIRC
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Objectives

TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH INTO THE ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITY OR GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY BUSINESS TRADE THE PROFESSIONS AND THE SERVICES AND TO CALCULATE THEIR EFFECT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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