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The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-233176 .
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Description

To inspire, recognise and support high achievement in the humanities and social sciences throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.

Also known as

  • Albert Reckitt Archaeological Fund
  • The British Academy
  • The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies
  • The Browning Fund
  • British Academy
  • The British Academy
  • The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies
  • Caton-Thompson Fund for Archaeological Research
  • Chatterton Lecture Trust Fund
  • Cromer Greek Prize Fund
  • ...and 19 other names
  • Dawes Hicks Trust Fund
  • Derek Allen Prize Fund
  • English Literature and Language Fund
  • Henriette Hertz Fund
  • Italian Lecture Fund
  • Kenyon Medal Fund
  • Leopold Schweich Fund
  • Maccabaean Lecture Fund
  • Radcliffe Brown Lecture in Social Anthropology
  • Raleigh Fund for History
  • Sahra Tryphena Phillips Lecture Fund
  • Serena Medal Fund
  • Sir George Walter Prothero
  • Sir John Rhys Memorial Fund
  • Stein Arnold Exploration Fund
  • The Stenton Fund
  • Thank Offering to Britain Fund
  • The Webster Fund
  • William Hepburn Buckler Memorial Fund

CCEW Charity number

233176

Registered

Postcode

SW1Y 5AH

Website

thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Domain

thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Latest income

£54,994,600 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Registered Office in the UK

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Higher education not elsewhere classfied B29

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Heritage HR » History HR103
  • Research RS » Science RS103

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1965-11-25 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 15,430,378 15,131,999
2005-03-31 15,368,010 15,270,397
2006-03-31 15,765,415 16,380,425
2007-03-31 18,878,896 18,565,341
2008-03-31 24,725,441 23,828,065
2009-03-31 25,050,772 24,619,711
2010-03-31 28,139,608 27,669,921
2011-03-31 31,050,878 28,951,188
2012-03-31 29,783,255 29,902,974
2013-03-31 31,275,157 30,927,797
2014-03-31 31,665,115 31,605,735
2015-03-31 33,085,882 32,915,588
2016-03-31 36,223,527 36,437,632
2017-03-31 39,539,475 38,942,085
2018-03-31 62,248,278 47,001,104
2019-03-31 52,914,621 52,413,903
2020-03-31 60,727,817 60,831,134
2021-03-31 63,031,721 63,348,026
2022-03-31 54,994,600 54,501,280
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 93 85
Employees paid more than £60,000 18 7
Volunteers - -
Trustees 25
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.3 0.4
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 0.3 0.4
Income from charitable activities 51.7 61.3
Income from other trading activities 2.0 0.6
Income from investments 0.5 0.5
Other income 0.6 0.3
Total 55.0 63.0
Expenditure
Investment management 0.0 0.0
Other spending on raising funds 2.4 1.4
Spending on raising funds 2.4 1.5
Grants to institutions 42.3 54.6
Other charitable activities 9.7 7.3
Charitable activities 52.1 61.9
Other spending - -
Total 54.5 63.3
Net income / (expenditure) 0.5 (0.3)

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 17.3 17.2
Investment assets 19.9 20.2
37.3 37.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 5.1 1.6
Other current assets 2.1 5.8
7.2 7.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (4.5) (6.0)
Net current assets 2.7 1.4
Total assets less current liabilities 40.0 38.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.0) (0.0)
Net assets 40.0 38.8
Funds
Endowment funds 10.3 9.9
Restricted funds 3.6 3.3
Unrestricted funds 26.1 25.5
40.0 38.8

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 558,650 275,700
Government contracts as % of total income 1.0% 0.4%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants 49,695,886 59,492,846
Government grants as % of total income 90.4% 94.4%
Number of government grants 8 7

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Grants received

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Received 13 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
LUND TRUST £5,000 Towards core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation
Education
£500,000 Major Grants award
LUND TRUST £5,000 Towards core costs
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£816,000 Grant to The British Academy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Academy Grant Support 19-20
£32,281,485 British Academy Grant Support 19-20
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£10,000,000 Grant to The British Academy
Department for International Development
Anti Corruption Evidence ' ACE' Programme
£115,693 Research To Enhance The Reduction Of Corruption In Developing Countries
Department for International Development
Programme on Early Childhood Development
£874,468 Education component of a research programme on Early Childhood Development
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Other grants and programmes - Development Fund
£20,000
1 year
Local actions to promote social cohesion
Nov 2016 to Nov 2017
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£660,000 Grant to The British Academy

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies

GB-CHC-233176

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2024-04-28

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