Furniture History Society

Analysis

Furniture History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in November 1967, 59 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 makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Furniture History Society reported income of £240k and spending of £243k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £139k to £240k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Furniture History Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumbria Development Education Centre (£240k), Ridgewood Community Association (£240k) and The Phoenix Youth Project (£240k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.