The British Society for the History of Mathematics

Analysis

The British Society for the History of Mathematics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03326816). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Society for the History of Mathematics reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £16k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Society for the History of Mathematics sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of the Reverend Andrew Cranston for a Library (£16k), Cranbrook Museum and Local History CIO (£16k) and Besses Boys' Band (£16k).