Hansard Society Limited

Analysis

Hansard Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04332105). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hansard Society Limited reported income of £290k and spending of £279k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £297k to £290k (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hansard Society Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ripponden Pre-School (£290k), Comeytrowe Under Fives Group (£290k) and Harpole Pre-School (£290k).