Society for Research Into Higher Education

Analysis

Society for Research Into Higher Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00868820). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Society for Research Into Higher Education reported income of £820k and spending of £736k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £612k to £820k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Society for Research Into Higher Education sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sloane Robinson Foundation (£819k), Changing Tunes (£821k) and C I U Trust (£818k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 1.9% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £726k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.