Surrey Archaeological Society

Analysis

Surrey Archaeological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01160052). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Surrey Archaeological Society reported income of £134k and spending of £127k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £111k to £134k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Surrey Archaeological Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society Limited (£134k), Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland (£134k) and The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (£134k).