The Stanford Society

Analysis

The Stanford Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Stanford Society reported income of £11k and spending of £8,986, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,733 to £11k (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 276%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Stanford Society sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Studies Association of the United Kingdom (£11k), Showtime Community Productions CIO (£11k) and Orwell Village Hall (£11k).