The Royal Archaeological Institute

Analysis

The Royal Archaeological Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Archaeological Institute reported income of £143k and spending of £164k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £118k to £143k (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, The Royal Archaeological Institute sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cory Band (£143k), The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited (£143k) and Sharpe's Pottery Heritage and Arts Trust Limited (£143k).

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.