The Hellenic and Roman Library

Analysis

The Hellenic and Roman Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2015, 11 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 09212403). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hellenic and Roman Library reported income of £238k and spending of £199k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £357k to £238k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Hellenic and Roman Library sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artcore International (£238k), Broadway Arts Festival Trust (£239k) and The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust (£238k).