The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology

Analysis

The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in May 1963, 63 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 company (Companies House number 00691545). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology reported income of £59k and spending of £57k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £67k to £59k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Idea Space (£59k), Thinking Music (£59k) and City of Hull Band (£59k).