ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE)

Registered charity 1133902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of European scholarship and research.Making of recommendations to national governments and international agencies concerning matters affecting science, scholarship and academic life in Europe.Encouraging interdisciplinary and international research in all areas of learning.

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Latest income
£297k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were a deficit of £-33,600, driven by costs associated with establishing a new Munich legal entity. However, the trustees note that actual cash reserves remained positive at £213,526, and the charity intends to maintain reserves equal to approximately six months of operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-34k; policy: six months of operations)
The reserves policy was not met in the last two consecutive years due to the creation and support given to the Academia Europaea c.V in Munich. — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence to trustees/directors.
The total amount refunded to the trustees/ directors regarding travel and subsistence for meetings, events for the year amounted to £7,972.09 (2023 - £13,611.71). — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£634k
Total spending
£484k
Reserves (reported)
£119k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Austria · Camden · France · Germany · Hungary · Italy · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Scotland · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£297k£333k
31/12/2023£320k£515k
31/12/2022£316k£344k
31/12/2021£634k£484k
31/12/2020£401k£255k

Common questions

Is ACADEMIA EUROPAEA (THE ACADEMY OF EUROPE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were a deficit of £-33,600, driven by costs associated with establishing a new Munich legal entity. However, the trustees note that actual cash reserves remained positive at £213,526, and the charity intends to maintain reserves equal to approximately six months of operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£174Science Advice for Policy by European Academies