British Fuchsia Society

Analysis

British Fuchsia Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 1994, 32 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, British Fuchsia Society reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £29k to £20k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, British Fuchsia Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Ives Choral Society (£20k), Kennington Amateur Dramatics (£20k) and Carleton Community Association (£20k).

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.