The British Institute of Radiology

Analysis

The British Institute of Radiology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Institute of Radiology reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.4m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.0m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Institute of Radiology 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bonei Olam Limited (£2.0m), The For Baby's Sake Trust (£2.0m) and Greengate Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, investments 8.1% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.