Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings

Analysis

Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1972, 54 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 provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings reported income of £12k and spending of £23k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,472 to £12k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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, Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hathern Community Library (£12k), Bollington Festival (£12k) and Garn Dolbenmaen Community Centre and Recreation Ground (£12k).