The Pugin Society

Analysis

The Pugin Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Pugin Society reported income of £17k and spending of £6,691, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £11k to £17k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Pugin Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Manchester Drama Federation (£17k), Aldermaston Parish Hall (£17k) and Bythorn Village Hall (£17k).