Stratford-Upon-Avon Society
Analysis
Stratford-Upon-Avon Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Stratford-Upon-Avon Society reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,053 to £16k (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Stratford-Upon-Avon Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turn End Trust (£16k), 82nd Coventry Scout Group 'the Swans' (£16k) and Parenthesis (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
As a local civic society we organise educational activities to encourage awareness of local heritage. We hold seminars to share best practice with similar towns and we make recommendations to the local councils on the physical and economic development of the town. We publish educational books on the local environment and we support local schools in their citizenship curriculum.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Turn End Trust | Milton Keynes | £16k |
| 82nd Coventry Scout Group 'the Swans' | Coventry | £16k |
| Parenthesis | Reading | £16k |
| Manchester Statistical Society | Stockport | £16k |