Suffolk Local History Council

Analysis

Suffolk Local History Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Suffolk Local History Council reported income of £13k and spending of £7,378, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £7,282 to £13k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Suffolk Local History Council sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Wars Muslim Memorial Trust (£13k), The Haslemere Society (£13k) and Llangollen Standard 4 Trust (£13k).