British Records Association

Analysis

British Records Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Records Association reported income of £23k and spending of £16k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, British Records Association sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Devonshire Collection of Period Costume (£23k), The Rougham Tower Association (£23k) and The Verney Foundation (£23k).