The English Place-Name Society

Analysis

The English Place-Name Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The English Place-Name Society reported income of £347k and spending of £32k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £347k (+1261%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1702%. Over the whole period it spent 30% 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 English Place-Name Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include KDS Foundation (£347k), The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (£347k) and Bungay Arts and Theatre Society (£347k).