The British Society for the History of Science

Analysis

The British Society for the History of Science is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00562208). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Society for the History of Science reported income of £136k and spending of £121k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £136k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Society for the History of Science sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamble Village Playschool (£136k), Silverstone Preschool Group (£136k) and St John's Playtime Pre-School (£136k).