The Palaeontological Association

Analysis

The Palaeontological Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Palaeontological Association reported income of £439k and spending of £538k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £399k to £439k (+10.0%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Palaeontological Association 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 Spitalfields Festival Limited (£439k), National Association for Gallery Education (£439k) and Deeplish Community Centre Association (£439k).