The British Haiku Society

Analysis

The British Haiku Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The British Haiku Society reported income of £17k and spending of £22k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £14k to £17k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The British Haiku Society sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Missenden Village Hall (£17k), The Arts Society Mid Kent (£17k) and Bellingham Town Hall (£17k).