The Gaskell Society

Analysis

The Gaskell Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2003, 23 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 advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gaskell Society reported income of £13k and spending of £15k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £13k (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. 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 Gaskell Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Askam Town Silver Band (£13k), Village Hall (£13k) and The Project Genesis Trust (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.