Winchelsea and Area Archaeological and Historical Society

Analysis

Winchelsea and Area Archaeological and Historical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchelsea. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Winchelsea and Area Archaeological and Historical Society reported income of £16k and spending of £1,273, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £140 to £16k (+11485%), an average of +228% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1543%. Over the whole period it spent 16% 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, Winchelsea and Area Archaeological and Historical Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheshire Chorale (£16k), Chelsfield Village Hall (£16k) and Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill Volunteers (£16k).