Association for Art History

Analysis

Association for Art History is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2013, 13 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 08617307). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Association for Art History reported income of £545k and spending of £562k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £499k to £545k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Association for Art History 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The African People's Historical Monument Foundation (Black Cultural Archives) Limited (£545k), Take Art Limited (£547k) and The Pound Arts Trust Limited (£545k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 7.4% and investments 5.6%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £740k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.