Class 45/1 Preservation Society

Analysis

Class 45/1 Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Class 45/1 Preservation Society reported income of £18k and spending of £8,026, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29k to £18k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 152% 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, Class 45/1 Preservation Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opus Xv1 Chamber Choir (£18k), Leeds Arts Centre (£18k) and Tairona Heritage Trust (£18k).