Design History Society

Analysis

Design History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Design History Society reported income of £78k and spending of £88k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £83k to £78k (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Design History Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elephant Trust (£78k), Andover Musical Theatre Company (£78k) and Ware Musical Theatre (£78k).