The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies

Analysis

The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Andrews. It was registered in April 1984, 42 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 December 2025, The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies reported income of £11k and spending of £8,069, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £11k to £11k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Singers (£11k), Charity of Mary Booth and Cecily Margaret Booth for a Common (£11k) and Hayes Symphony Orchestra (£11k).