The Beatrix Potter Society

Analysis

The Beatrix Potter Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in October 2017, 9 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Beatrix Potter Society reported income of £49k and spending of £29k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £51k to £49k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 Beatrix Potter Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Philharmonic Society (CIO) (£49k), Ashtead Choral Society (£49k) and The Isokon Gallery Trust (£49k).