Downham Market & District Heritage Society

Analysis

Downham Market & District Heritage Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Downham Market & District Heritage Society reported income of £33k and spending of £40k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £33k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Downham Market & District Heritage Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival Society (£33k), German Saturday School Bristol (£33k) and Bloomsbury Music Group (£33k).