The Sainsbury Archive

Analysis

The Sainsbury Archive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04585197). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sainsbury Archive reported income of £294k and spending of £282k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £309k to £294k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Sainsbury Archive sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryecroft NRC (£291k), Chichester Cathedral Millennium Endowment Trust (£295k) and Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (£289k).