The International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Analysis

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2004, 22 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 04949299). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The International Anthony Burgess Foundation reported income of £361k and spending of £379k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £417k to £361k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 International Anthony Burgess Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Studios (£361k), Open Clasp Theatre Company (£362k) and The Historic England Foundation (£361k).