The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial)

Analysis

The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06966984). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) reported income of £424k and spending of £282k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £73k to £424k (+481%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dreadnought (£424k), The Rank Prize Funds (£425k) and Paul Smith's Foundation (£423k).