Northamptonshire Record Society

Analysis

Northamptonshire Record Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in March 1962, 64 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Northamptonshire Record Society reported income of £32k and spending of £28k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £32k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Northamptonshire Record Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society (£32k), 8th Letchworth Scout Group (£32k) and Wherry Maud Trust (£32k).