THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES

Registered charity 233176 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH ACADEMY

To inspire, recognise and support high achievement in the humanities and social sciences throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £1.05m to £48.40m, driven by a positive net movement in restricted funds and investment gains. The charity maintains free reserves of £7.04m, which exceeds its stated minimum policy target of £6.8m, indicating adequate financial resilience.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PROFESSOR ADITI LAHIRI · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR LYNDA NEAD
• PROFESSOR SIR JONATHAN BATE CBE
• Professor Alan Norrie
• Professor April McMahon
• Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
• Professor Charles Baden-Fuller
• Professor Cyprian Broodbank · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Desmond King · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Dominic Abrams
• Professor Henrietta Moore DBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Hilary Graham CBE
• Professor Jane Duckett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Joanna Story
• Professor Lindsay Farmer
• Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge
• Professor Margot Finn
• Professor Martin Eimer
• Professor Mike Heffernan
• Professor Patrick Haggard
• Professor Shalom Lappin
• Professor Sharon Monteith
• Professor Susan Jane Smith

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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