Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society

Analysis

Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in June 1976, 50 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 provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society reported income of £27k and spending of £20k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £27k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keyingham Parish Institute (£27k), The Panda Players (£27k) and Kibworth Village Hall (£27k).