The Arab British Centre

Analysis

The Arab British Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01215037). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arab British Centre reported income of £594k and spending of £608k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £313k to £594k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Arab British Centre 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fisheries Society of the British Isles (£593k), The Newbridge Project (£594k) and Spread the Word (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 35% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £7,045 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.