The British School at Rome

Analysis

The British School at Rome is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1963, 63 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British School at Rome reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.7m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 School at Rome sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Pride Limited (£2.7m), The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts (£2.7m) and Exeter Phoenix Ltd (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 15% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £198k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.