The Forest of Dean Local History Society

Analysis

The Forest of Dean Local History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Monmouthshire. It was registered in November 2002, 24 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 sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2026, The Forest of Dean Local History Society reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £15k to £15k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2026, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Forest of Dean Local History Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Three Parishes Millennium Hall (£15k), KDC Theatre (£15k) and The Rudhams Playing Fields Trust (£15k).