The John Clare Society

Analysis

The John Clare Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in July 2008, 18 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 June 2026, The John Clare Society reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £9,727 to £14k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 John Clare Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% 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 The Birmingham Savoyards (£14k), Old Malton War Memorial Hall (£14k) and Creighton Memorial Hall (£14k).