Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East

Analysis

Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2020, 6 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East reported income of £59k and spending of £26k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £65k to £59k (-9.2%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sing Inside (£59k), Insurance Orchestral Society (£59k) and Brookfield Primary School Association (£59k).