Society for Renaissance Studies

Analysis

Society for Renaissance Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Renaissance Studies reported income of £97k and spending of £73k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £129k to £97k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 39%. 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, Society for Renaissance Studies sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redruth Amateur Operatic Society Trust (£96k), Climate Change All Change (£97k) and Urmston District Scout Council (£96k).