Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History

Analysis

Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in June 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 organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History reported income of £36k and spending of £45k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £36k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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, Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Block 336 Limited (£36k), The City of Winchester Trust Limited (£36k) and The Rooftop Arts Centre (£36k).

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.