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british institute in eastern africa

The charity supports the general public. British Institute In Eastern Africa is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in City Of Westminster and Kenya.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The BIEA is active in research into the history, archaeology and social sciences of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and surrounding countries. It encourages research by individual scholars, works with the universities, museums and antiquities services of the eastern African countries and liaises with international scholarship. It maintains a centre for research and a library at its base in Nairobi.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£863,246
Latest Expenditure
£764,180

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £695,459
Charitable Activities £44,516
Other Trading £59,132
Investments £15,123
Other Income £49,016

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £720,746
Raising Funds £43,434
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£863,246£764,180£720,746£821,119£743,47624 / 0
2023£858,649£852,960£829,002£691,956£663,60221 / 0
2022£1,204,281£1,317,392£1,301,614£713,601£700,87817 / 0
2021£794,854£689,303£665,715£817,311£808,29219 / 0
2020£633,346£626,818£606,073£637,981£397,06420 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers