Joseph Williamson Society

Analysis

Joseph Williamson Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03231164). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Joseph Williamson Society reported income of £28k and spending of £34k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £47k to £28k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, Joseph Williamson Society sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Botley School (£28k), Hagbourne Village Hall (£28k) and Welwyn Hatfield Festival of Dance (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.