Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain

Analysis

Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 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. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £818k to £1.6m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain 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 The National Museum of Labour History (£1.6m), Manchester City Galleries Trust (£1.6m) and Sadler's Wells Foundation Ltd (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, donations and legacies 28% and charitable activities 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £257k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £161k. Reserves of £14.2m would cover about 103 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.