The Thoresby Society

Analysis

The Thoresby Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06649783). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Thoresby Society reported income of £43k and spending of £38k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £43k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Thoresby Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stannington Brass Band (£43k), Ravensthorpe Village Hall (£43k) and The Cleary Blackfriars Trust (£43k).