The Herculaneum Society

Analysis

The Herculaneum Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05153841). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Herculaneum Society reported income of £46k and spending of £34k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £13k to £46k (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 801%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Herculaneum Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Campaign to Protect Rural England - Warwickshire (£46k), Dedham Vale Society (£46k) and Great Torrington Buildings Preservation Trust (£46k).