Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section

Analysis

Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dyfed. It was registered in March 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section reported income of £14k and spending of £8,499, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,120 to £14k (+1163%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1222%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Yardley Hastings Memorial Hall (£14k), Friends of Friar's Grove Schools (£14k) and Winchmore Hill Memorial Hall (£14k).