Wesley Historical Society

Analysis

Wesley Historical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burntwood. It was registered in August 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wesley Historical Society reported income of £17k and spending of £17k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,588 to £17k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wesley Historical Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Huntingdon Evangelical Free Church (£17k), Three Cross Society (£17k) and The Old Chapel (Unitarian), Great Hucklow (£17k).