Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

Analysis

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+11%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wallscourt Foundation (£1.4m), Stanley Arts (£1.4m) and The Artangel Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 16%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.