01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 June 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05571624
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,732,490
- Latest expenditure
- £1,534,515
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Office 605, Albert House, 256-260 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD
Website recorded by the regulator: https://prison.radio/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Prison Radio Association (PRA) is an award winning charity that runs National Prison Radio (NPR). The world's first and only national radio station for prisoners, NPR supports prisoners through their sentences and aims to reduce re-offending. It also highlights the effects of crime and imprisonment on prisoners, families, victims and societies as a whole.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,732,490
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,534,515
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,407,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,381,005
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,185,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,193,449
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,026,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,050,017
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 August 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,038,076
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £900,027
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,732,490
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,534,515
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 22
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 175507
- Income From Government Grants
- £356,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,407,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,381,005
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 18
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 219075
- Income From Government Grants
- £300,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,185,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,193,449
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 191692
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 191692
- Income From Government Grants
- £300,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,026,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,050,017
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 16
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 207937
- Income From Government Grants
- £300,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,038,076
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £900,027
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 22
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 163172
- Income From Government Grants
- £300,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 254842
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1465130
- Income Investments
- 12518
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1732490
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £139,859
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,394,656
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1534515
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39612
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 189241
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16073
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £609,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 49044
- Assets Own Use
- 49044
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,240,454
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £370,391
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £919,107
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 370391
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £907,260
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 657579
- Funds Restricted
- 261528
- Funds Total
- 919107
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 195610
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1201627
- Income Investments
- 10123
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1407360
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £63,163
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,317,842
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1381005
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37254
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 170195
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15688
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £603,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36133
- Assets Own Use
- 36133
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £929,515
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £244,516
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £721,132
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 244516
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £672,154
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 638766
- Funds Restricted
- 82366
- Funds Total
- 721132
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 175352
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1007192
- Income Investments
- 2794
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1185338
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £82,669
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,110,780
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1193449
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35056
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 168834
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17855
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £584,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 44643
- Assets Own Use
- 44643
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £880,280
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £230,146
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £694,777
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 230146
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £653,287
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 628707
- Funds Restricted
- 66070
- Funds Total
- 694777
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 60532
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 963672
- Income Investments
- 1824
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1026028
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £956,555
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1050017
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32848
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 133935
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12763
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £543,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 44158
- Assets Own Use
- 44158
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £763,913
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £105,183
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £702,888
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 105183
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £631,134
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 587283
- Funds Restricted
- 115605
- Funds Total
- 702888
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 August 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 258932
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 777417
- Income Investments
- 1727
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1038076
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £110,364
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £789,663
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 900027
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27993
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 101537
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9854
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £659,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34691
- Assets Own Use
- 34691
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £905,855
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £213,669
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £726,877
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 213669
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £655,968
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 693300
- Funds Restricted
- 33577
- Funds Total
- 726877
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PRISON RADIO ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-02-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 205943
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 205943
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN WELFARE CHARITY
- Charity Name
- PRISON RADIO ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-06-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24/06/2011
- Charitable Objects
- THE EDUCATION, RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS IN CUSTODY AND IN THE COMMUNITY
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries