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The British School at Athens

Registered charity 208673, on the register since 22 September 1962. The 6,587th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/training

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.