Shap Local History Society

Analysis

Shap Local History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shap Local History Society reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,265 to £15k (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shap Local History Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stuart Heath Charitable Settlement (£14k), Stuart and Susan Lever Charitable Trust (£15k) and Church Lands (£14k).