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The Biographers Club Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1128358LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£12k2026-03-31
Spending£13ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause36th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2009Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Biographers Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06771370). It says it makes grants to individuals, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Biographers Club Limited reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £12k (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Biographers Club Limited sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ipswich Art Society (£12k), The Chulmleigh Town Hall (£12k) and Bere Alston Regeneration Partnership Limited (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£3,887£7,774£12k£16k2022 Income: £11,7402022 Spending: £10,90220222023 Income: £12,5032023 Spending: £11,61320232024 Income: £12,3462024 Spending: £13,10020242025 Income: £15,5472025 Spending: £13,64020252026 Income: £11,9922026 Spending: £13,2052026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Biographers Club holds meetings and other events for members. It administers prizes including the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and the Exceptional Contribution to Biography award.

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CharityLocationIncome
Ipswich Art SocietyIpswich£12k
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Bere Alston Regeneration Partnership LimitedYelverton£12k
The Herston Community CentreSwanage£12k