Historic Ryde Society

Analysis

Historic Ryde Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle of Wight. It was registered in July 2017, 9 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. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Historic Ryde Society reported income of £16k and spending of £24k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £30k to £16k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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, Historic Ryde Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Philharmonia Orchestra (£16k), Engines Orchestra (£16k) and Mansergh Community Hall (£16k).

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.