Printing Historical Society

Analysis

Printing Historical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Printing Historical Society reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £17k to £13k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Printing Historical Society 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 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Browick Road Primary and Nursery School (£13k), Staplehurst Scout Group (£13k) and St Lawrence Cep School Parent Teachers Association (£13k).

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.