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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS 

Founded in 1886, the BSA is a UK-registered charity and is one of a network of British International Research Institutes (BIRI) that receive annual funding from the British Academy. The BSA exists to promote research of international excellence in all disciplines pertaining to Greek lands, from fine art to archaeometry and in all periods to modern times.
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23£3,832£1,799£2,033£67£6,358£3312.2250
05/04/22£1,241£1,598£-357£85£4,433£4763.6241
05/04/21£1,494£1,346£148£70£4,767£7136.4261
05/04/20£1,593£1,612£-19£79£4,012£6855.1261
05/04/19£1,419£1,668£-249£79£4,894£1,0007.2261
05/04/18*£1,530£1,605£-75£102£5,128£1,1328.5250
05/04/17*£1,633£1,426£208£56£5,237£1,28910.8230
05/04/16£1,310£1,291£19£26£4,548£1,15610.7220
05/04/15£1,471£1,314£158£99£4,717£1,25111.4220
05/04/14£1,409£1,453£-44£91£4,278£1,0038.3200
05/04/13£1,870£1,291£579£88£4,087£1,0039.3200
05/04/12£1,354£1,352£2£100£3,157£5775.1200
05/04/11£1,346£1,316£31£77£3,210£6195.6190
05/04/10£1,747£1,334£413£82£3,099£3423.1210
05/04/09*£1,362£1,610£-249£94£2,190£1951.5210
05/04/08£1,668£1,430£238£92£3,124£3472.9210
05/04/07*£1,270£1,046£223£90£3,289£1742220
05/04/06£823£857£-35£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£1,101£1,063£38£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£1,473£1,586£-113£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 11.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years

www.bsa.ac.uk

bsa@britac.ac.uk

0207 969 5315

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Greece, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 25 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 208673
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR09: 14 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

BRITISH ACADEMY
10 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE
LONDON
SW1Y 5AH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF GREECE IN ALL ITS ASPECTS. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH INTO THE ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHAEOMETRY, ARCHITECTURE, ART, ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, RELIGION AND TOPOGRAPHY OF GREECE IN ALL PERIODS TO MODERN TIMES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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