Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (Incorporated)
Analysis
Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (Incorporated) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00090531). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (Incorporated) reported income of £638k and spending of £702k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £431k to £638k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. 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, Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (Incorporated) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust (£638k), Morton Manor Community Centre (£639k) and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (£637k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 55%, charitable activities 44% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £961k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.8%
- Charitable activities 44%
- Investments 55%
In the charity's own words
To facilitate appreciation of the works of the two Poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley and their circle;To keep the House in Rome as a memorial to them by way of a museum and library available to the public;To preserve books and articles linked with the two Poets;To take care of the graves in Rome of the two Poets;To generally preserve the memory and works of the two Poets.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust | Surrey | £638k |
| Morton Manor Community Centre | Carlisle | £639k |
| Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society | Devizes | £637k |
| Pimlico Opera | Alresford | £639k |