Public Interest Research Centre Limited

Analysis

Public Interest Research Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01112242). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Public Interest Research Centre Limited reported income of £176k and spending of £236k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £199k to £176k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Public Interest Research Centre Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Institute for Geological Conservation Limited (£176k), Faiths4change (£176k) and The Gatton Trust Limited (£173k).