01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 July 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06849844
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,430,713
- Latest expenditure
- £1,862,973
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Clarence Centre, DC G06, 6 St. George's Circus, SE1 6FE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.pbe.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. We combine project work with individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change. Experts and economists at PBE work on a wide range of issues related to wellbeing including mental health, education, employment, poverty, volunteering and civil society.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,430,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,862,973
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,701,418
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,613,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,452,131
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £982,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,568,797
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,483,885
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,385,058
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 25 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,430,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,862,973
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,701,418
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 21990
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,613,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,452,131
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 74100
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £982,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,568,797
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 18900
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 913
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,483,885
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,385,058
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 803
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 25 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1261750
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 163090
- Income Investments
- 5873
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1430713
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £313,661
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,549,312
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1862973
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 220302
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6618
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £95,633
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10507
- Assets Own Use
- 10507
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £314,533
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £128,544
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £196,496
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 128544
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £252,060
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 95633
- Funds Restricted
- 100863
- Funds Total
- 196496
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1538782
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 188176
- Income Investments
- 10015
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1736973
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £332,406
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,369,012
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1701418
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26946
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 224864
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7585
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £421,343
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8232
- Assets Own Use
- 8232
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £700,282
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £79,758
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £628,756
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 79758
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £601,728
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 421343
- Funds Restricted
- 207413
- Funds Total
- 628756
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1469910
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 138889
- Income Investments
- 5030
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1613829
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £288,250
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,163,881
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1452131
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24799
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 192328
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7530
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £397,826
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8310
- Assets Own Use
- 8310
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £658,245
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £73,354
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £593,201
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 73354
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £606,245
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 397826
- Funds Restricted
- 195375
- Funds Total
- 593201
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 940224
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 41500
- Income Investments
- 320
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 982044
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £188,592
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,380,205
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1568797
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23151
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 184832
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7399
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £301,381
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12504
- Assets Own Use
- 12504
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £493,122
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £74,123
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £431,503
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 74123
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £354,892
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 130122
- Funds Restricted
- 301381
- Funds Total
- 431503
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1420690
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 63136
- Income Investments
- 59
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1483885
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,771
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,222,287
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1385058
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 77050
- Expenditure Governance
- 39181
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 158191
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5107
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £457,560
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8549
- Assets Own Use
- 8549
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,071,478
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £61,771
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,018,256
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 61771
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,010,606
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 466109
- Funds Restricted
- 552147
- Funds Total
- 1018256
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PRO BONO ECONOMICS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-07-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 MAR 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 SEP 2017AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 JUN 2020
- Charitable Objects
- 3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:3.1 PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OFCHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDINGANALYTICAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO THE CHARITABLE SECTOR; AND3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO CIVIL SOCIETY, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO:3.2.1 CONDUCT OR COMMISSION RESEARCH INTO CIVIL SOCIETY;3.2.2 COORDINATE, DELIVER, ORGANISE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COURSES OFEDUCATION, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, LECTURES AND OTHER EDUCATIONALEVENTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CIVIL SOCIETY; AND3.2.3 SUPPORT ALL FORMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS.THE TERM “CIVIL SOCIETY” MEANS THE PEOPLE, CHARITIES, GROUPS, COMMUNITIES AND OTHERORGANISATIONS THAT FORM THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND OPERATE OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC ANDPRIVATE SECTORS AND ON A NOT-FOR-PROFIT BASIS, AND SHALL, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NOTINCLUDE POLITICAL PARTIES AND OTHER BODIES WHOSE PURPOSE IS PRIMARILY POLITICAL.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 697156
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PBE
- Charity Name Id
- 415897
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PRO BOND ECONOMICS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures