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The Kettner Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1161105BracknellArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£37k2025-12-31
Spending£46ksame year
Spent / received99%5-year average
Size in its cause64th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2015Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Kettner Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bracknell. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kettner Society reported income of £37k and spending of £46k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £83k to £37k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, The Kettner Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wexford Festival Opera UK Foundation (£37k), Blymhill Village Hall (£37k) and Romsey Choral Society (£37k).

Income and spending

£0£21k£42k£62k£83k2021 Income: £83,2322021 Spending: £80,58520212022 Income: £64,0422022 Spending: £55,55320222023 Income: £15,1692023 Spending: £14,79520232024 Income: £17,2062024 Spending: £17,60220242025 Income: £37,2142025 Spending: £46,4632025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To advance education for the public benefit, in particular by holding functions to discuss and explain a wide range of subjects in a friendly, conducive atmosphere.To promote, maintain, advance, and encourage the arts, particularly the development of musical appreciation by the general public, including by producing and presenting concerts, supporting performers, and commissioning new works.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Wexford Festival Opera UK FoundationLondon£37k
Blymhill Village HallShropshire£37k
Romsey Choral SocietyRomsey£37k
The Wye Rural Museum TrustKent£37k