British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology

Analysis

British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology reported income of £19k and spending of £11k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £19k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saxons Scout Group (£19k), Friends of Layer School (£19k) and The Hope Sports Club (£19k).