Cornwall Family History Society

Analysis

Cornwall Family History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Truro. It was registered in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Cornwall Family History Society reported income of £60k and spending of £72k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £78k to £60k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Cornwall Family History Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hutton and Shenfield Choral Society (£60k), Friends of St Marys Church, Cerne Abbas (£60k) and Altrincham Little Theatre (£60k).

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.