Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum

Analysis

Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00554594). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum reported income of £18k and spending of £10k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £18k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Old Rugbeian Trust (In Connection with Rugby School) (£18k), Friends of Stokenchurch Middle School (£18k) and Pannal School Parent Teacher Association (£18k).