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The Camden History Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 261044LondonEnvironment and conservation
Income£14k2026-02-28
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received84%5-year average
Size in its cause52nd pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered1970Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Camden History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Camden History Society reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £18k to £14k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Camden History Society sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Michael and All Angels Church, Bugbrooke (£14k), LT Col J E N Ryan Will Trust (£14k) and Whipsnade Village Hall and Field (£14k).

Income and spending

£0£4,403£8,806£13k£18k2022 Income: £17,6122022 Spending: £10,74420222023 Income: £13,7362023 Spending: £12,49220232024 Income: £12,7222024 Spending: £10,71220242025 Income: £16,0852025 Spending: £13,33020252026 Income: £14,2402026 Spending: £15,2642026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Monthly lectures on local history topics; bi-monthly newsletter; publications of research; annual coach trip to a venue of significance to the history of the borough.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Friends of St Michael and All Angels Church, BugbrookeNorthampton£14k
LT Col J E N Ryan Will TrustLondon£14k
Whipsnade Village Hall and FieldBedfordshire£14k
The Midhurst SocietyWest Sussex£14k