Bromyard and District Local History Society

Analysis

Bromyard and District Local History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bromyard and District Local History Society reported income of £22k and spending of £26k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £34k to £22k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Bromyard and District Local History Society sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wymondham Symphony Orchestra (£22k), Weston Village Hall (£22k) and Alcester Male Voice Choir (£22k).