Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature

Analysis

Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature reported income of £25k and spending of £33k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £25k (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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, Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spennymoor Youth Theatre Group (£25k), Orpington U3a (£25k) and Landscape Foundation (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.