Association of Dress Historians

Analysis

Association of Dress Historians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in October 1992, 34 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 makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Association of Dress Historians reported income of £14k and spending of £26k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £22k to £14k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Association of Dress Historians sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stafford District Arts Council (£14k), Friends of Hatton Park School (£14k) and International Science Council Foundation (UK) (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.