Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	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	£331	2.2	25	0
05/04/22		£1,241	£1,598	£-357	£85	£4,433	£476	3.6	24	1
05/04/21		£1,494	£1,346	£148	£70	£4,767	£713	6.4	26	1
05/04/20		£1,593	£1,612	£-19	£79	£4,012	£685	5.1	26	1
05/04/19		£1,419	£1,668	£-249	£79	£4,894	£1,000	7.2	26	1
05/04/18	*	£1,530	£1,605	£-75	£102	£5,128	£1,132	8.5	25	0
05/04/17	*	£1,633	£1,426	£208	£56	£5,237	£1,289	10.8	23	0
05/04/16		£1,310	£1,291	£19	£26	£4,548	£1,156	10.7	22	0
05/04/15		£1,471	£1,314	£158	£99	£4,717	£1,251	11.4	22	0
05/04/14		£1,409	£1,453	£-44	£91	£4,278	£1,003	8.3	20	0
05/04/13		£1,870	£1,291	£579	£88	£4,087	£1,003	9.3	20	0
05/04/12		£1,354	£1,352	£2	£100	£3,157	£577	5.1	20	0
05/04/11		£1,346	£1,316	£31	£77	£3,210	£619	5.6	19	0
05/04/10		£1,747	£1,334	£413	£82	£3,099	£342	3.1	21	0
05/04/09	*	£1,362	£1,610	£-249	£94	£2,190	£195	1.5	21	0
05/04/08		£1,668	£1,430	£238	£92	£3,124	£347	2.9	21	0
05/04/07	*	£1,270	£1,046	£223	£90	£3,289	£174	2	22	0
05/04/06		£823	£857	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/05		£1,101	£1,063	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/04		£1,473	£1,586	£-113	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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 ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years

www.bsa.ac.uk

bsa@britac.ac.uk

0207 969 5315

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to British School at Athens
£10,000	24/04/2024	TASK fund donation towards core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

DR COLIN MACDONALD Appointed: 2021

DR J LESLEY FITTON Appointed: 2021

DR VICTORIA MCGUINNESS Appointed: 2023

KATE SMITH Appointed: 2023

NEFELI PIREE ILIOU Appointed: 2022

PROF DAVID WILLIAM HOLTON Appointed: 2017

PROFESSOR ROBIN OSBORNE Appointed: 2017

PHILLIPE CAMU Appointed: 2019

PROFESSOR RODERICK BEATON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR VIOLETTA HIONIDOU Appointed: 2022

ROBERT PITT Appointed: 2020

SIR ADAM NICHOLAS RIDLEY

SARAH GREEN Appointed: 2022

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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