The Pipe Roll Society
Analysis
The Pipe Roll Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in July 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pipe Roll Society reported income of £22k and spending of £20k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £22k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Pipe Roll Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seaforth Hall (£22k), Woolsery Young Farmers Club (£22k) and Colchester Museums Development Foundation (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Editing and publishing Pipe Rolls and other documents of English medieval government prior to 1350 for the use of scholars and others
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Seaforth Hall | Haywards Heath | £22k |
| Woolsery Young Farmers Club | Exeter | £22k |
| Colchester Museums Development Foundation | Colchester | £22k |
| March and District Museum Society | Cambridgeshire | £22k |