The Society for the Study of Labour History

Analysis

The Society for the Study of Labour History is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in February 1984, 42 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Society for the Study of Labour History reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £16k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Society for the Study of Labour History sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoskyns Memorial Hall (£16k), Friends of Sherborne School (£16k) and Cranbrook Museum and Local History CIO (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.