Council for British Research in the Levant

Analysis

Council for British Research in the Levant is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03566646). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Council for British Research in the Levant reported income of £766k and spending of £816k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £895k to £766k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Council for British Research in the Levant 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 The Portico Library and Newsroom (£764k), Lauderdale House Society Ltd (£767k) and Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited (£763k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80% and charitable activities 19%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £47k. Reserves of £267k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.