The Historical Association

Analysis

The Historical Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Historical Association reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.2m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Historical Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The I S a Charity (£1.2m), Ashtead Common (£1.2m) and Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society CIO (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 2.7% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £206k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.