British-Italian Society

Analysis

British-Italian Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British-Italian Society reported income of £29k and spending of £38k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £29k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, British-Italian Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Community Church, St Ives (£29k), Longacres Trust (£29k) and West Kirby Charity (£29k).

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.