The Victorian Society

Analysis

The Victorian Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03940996). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Victorian Society reported income of £497k and spending of £553k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £605k to £497k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Victorian Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polish University Abroad (£497k), Art Space (£497k) and Entelechy Arts Limited (£496k).