British American Security Information Council

Analysis

British American Security Information Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British American Security Information Council reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £647k to £1.3m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, British American Security Information Council sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Higher (£1.2m), Cambridge and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.4m) and Birth Companions (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.9%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £374k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.