ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 August 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,405,782
Latest expenditure: £1,409,692
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 5BT

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.therai.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the furtherance of anthropology (the study of humankind) in its broadest and most inclusive sense.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,405,782
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,409,692

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,441,038
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,329,404

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,330,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,097,352

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,261,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,480

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,405,782
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,409,692
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,441,038
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,329,404
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,330,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,097,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,261,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,480
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 243504
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 901770
Income Investments: 229849
Income Other: 30659
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1405782
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,409,692
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1409692
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 540427
Expenditure Depreciation: 1460
Gain Loss Investment: -76020
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,864,842
Assets Total Fixed: 5510232
Assets Own Use: 1748333
Assets Long Term Investment: 3761899
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £554,147
Assets Total Liabilities: £582,423
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,481,956
Creditors One Year Total Current: 582423
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £378,389
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3864842
Funds Restricted: 1617114
Funds Total: 5481956
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 158852
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1031997
Income Investments: 227701
Income Other: 22488
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1441038
Income Legacies: 290
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,329,404
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1329404
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1062773
Expenditure Depreciation: 1301
Gain Loss Investment: 117817
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,047,171
Assets Total Fixed: 5444733
Assets Own Use: 673559
Assets Long Term Investment: 4771174
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £619,639
Assets Total Liabilities: £502,486
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,561,886
Creditors One Year Total Current: 502486
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £410,551
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4047171
Funds Restricted: 1514715
Funds Total: 5561886
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 352
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 97816
Income Investments: 196000
Income Other: 1232436
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1526604
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,097,352
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1097352
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20132
Expenditure Support Costs: 320231
Expenditure Depreciation: 1050
Gain Loss Investment: 204520
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 7500
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 5279382
Assets Own Use: 673504
Assets Long Term Investment: 4605878
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £486,293
Assets Total Liabilities: £433,240
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,332,435
Creditors One Year Total Current: 433240
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £298,136
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3937429
Funds Restricted: 1395006
Funds Total: 5332435
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 53666
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1046166
Income Investments: 154837
Income Other: 6569
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1261238
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,015,480
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1015480
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17995
Expenditure Support Costs: 288539
Expenditure Depreciation: 1375
Gain Loss Investment: -337140
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £298,386
Assets Total Fixed: 4589129
Assets Own Use: 674554
Assets Long Term Investment: 3914575
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £657,656
Assets Total Liabilities: £359,270
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,887,515
Creditors One Year Total Current: 359270
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £466,338
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3572707
Funds Restricted: 1314808
Funds Total: 4887515
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2021-08-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 16 OCT 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF ANTHROPOLOGY (WHERE ANTHROPOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF HUMANKIND)

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 645412
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures