Hampshire History Trust

Analysis

Hampshire History Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Hampshire History Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £13k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £32k to £15k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Hampshire History Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Settle District U3a (£15k), Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra (£15k) and Flint Male Voice Choir/Cor Meibion Fflint (£15k).