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The Saudi British Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1002876LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£53k2025-12-31
Spending£56ksame year
Spent / received99%5-year average
Size in its cause70th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1991Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Saudi British Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Saudi British Society reported income of £53k and spending of £56k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,105 to £53k (+480%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Saudi British Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seaview Village Regatta Limited (£53k), Ragged Edge Productions (£53k) and Komedia Productions (£53k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£28k£42k£56k2021 Income: £9,1052021 Spending: £6,79320212022 Income: £32,2692022 Spending: £34,09020222023 Income: £47,6172023 Spending: £45,90720232024 Income: £12,5392024 Spending: £10,13520242025 Income: £52,8192025 Spending: £56,4702025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

The Society's objects are to promote closer friendship and understanding between the people of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The Society's activities include receptions, dinners, exhibitions, lectures, book launches. The Society hosts Annual Awards presented by a Saudi businessman to two individuals who have promoted Saudi-British relations and to two Saudi students studying in the UK.

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