Southwold Museum & Historical Society

Analysis

Southwold Museum & Historical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwold. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Southwold Museum & Historical Society reported income of £107k and spending of £104k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £107k (+905%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1915%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Southwold Museum & Historical Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation (£107k), Bury St Edmunds Heritage Trust (£107k) and The Josh Hanson Charitable Trust (£107k).