The British Association for South Asian Studies

Analysis

The British Association for South Asian Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The British Association for South Asian Studies reported income of £20k and spending of £27k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £28k to £20k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 British Association for South Asian Studies 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 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Borstal Village Hall (£20k), Derby Computer Museum (£20k) and University of the Third Age, Darlington (£20k).