The Philip Larkin Society

Analysis

The Philip Larkin Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Philip Larkin Society reported income of £18k and spending of £15k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £18k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Philip Larkin Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 The Watford Dance Festival Association (£18k), The Leyland Society Ltd (£18k) and Whissendine Village Hall (£18k).