The Modern Humanities Research Association

Analysis

The Modern Humanities Research Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03446016). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Modern Humanities Research Association reported income of £748k and spending of £779k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £652k to £748k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Modern Humanities Research Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Wales (£748k), Royal Artillery Museum (£748k) and Waterperry Opera Festival (£748k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and investments 24%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £157k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.