# THE BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ (GERTRUDE BELL MEMORIAL)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1135395
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 8, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1135395


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH ACADEMY, 10 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1Y 5AH
- **Phone:** 02079695274
- **Email:** bisi@britac.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.bisi.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATING TO IRAQ AND THE NEIGHBOURINGCOUNTRIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND RELATEDDISCIPLINES WITHIN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

**Activities:** BISI is dedicated to advancing research and public education about Iraq in the areas of the arts, humanities and social sciences. The charity's activities include: giving grants to support research and outreach projects; publishing the journal IRAQ and texts on Iraq's history and culture; arranging public lectures and study days; and a Visiting Iraqi Scholarship Programme.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Iraq



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £424461 | £282301 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £164371 | £165914 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £174593 | £187082 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £60819 | £117408 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £73092 | £102360 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Rosalind Anne Wade Haddon** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 26, 2020
- CLARE CHARLOTTE BEBBINGTON — appointed Nov. 19, 2023
- DR Timothy Clayden — appointed Feb. 14, 2018
- Daniel Lowe — appointed Nov. 9, 2022
- Dr Ellen McAdam — appointed Nov. 13, 2024
- Dr Eva Rose Miller — appointed Feb. 17, 2021
- Dr GARETH BRERETON — appointed Feb. 26, 2015
- Dr John Curtis — appointed Feb. 23, 2012
- Dr Jonathan Taylor — appointed Nov. 9, 2022
- Dr Mary Ann Shepperson — appointed Feb. 17, 2021
- Dr Noorah Al-Gailani — appointed Feb. 17, 2021
- Dr Renad Mansour — appointed Feb. 26, 2020
- Dr Steve Renette — appointed May 21, 2025
- JOAN PORTER MACIVER — appointed Nov. 13, 2024
- Jonathan Paul Wilks — appointed Nov. 13, 2024