The British International Studies Association

Analysis

The British International Studies Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The British International Studies Association reported income of £567k and spending of £518k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £312k to £567k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British International Studies Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Expia Limited (£565k), West Sussex County Scout Council (£567k) and The RGSW and Aos Foundation (£565k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%. Charitable activities took 49% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. It employed 4 people.