Conway Hall Ethical Society

Analysis

Conway Hall Ethical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Conway Hall Ethical Society reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £803k to £1.2m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Conway Hall Ethical Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wikimedia UK (£1.2m), City of London Sinfonia Limited (£1.2m) and Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, investments 13%, charitable activities 11% and donations and legacies 8.3%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 49%. It employed 31 people.

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.