Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Analysis

Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 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 00038346). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society reported income of £87k and spending of £65k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £71k to £87k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Music Society (£87k), Suffolk East Federation of Women's Institutes (£87k) and Society of Women Artists Limited (£87k).