Pro Bono Community
Analysis
Pro Bono Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Pro Bono Community reported income of £188k and spending of £155k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £117k to £188k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pro Bono Community sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Divine Exchange Christian Centre (£188k), Earle's Retreat (£188k) and Barnet Churches Action (£187k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Pro Bono Community seeks to improve access to justice by providing specialist training in legal advice and social welfare law to lawyers, trainees and students and then coordinating, managing and monitoring placements for them as volunteers at Law Centres and advice agencies including PBC's own remote appeals advice clinic.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Divine Exchange Christian Centre | Leeds | £188k |
| Earle's Retreat | Cornwall | £188k |
| Barnet Churches Action | Barnet | £187k |
| Hebron Church Carlisle | Carlisle | £188k |