Hakluyt Society
Analysis
Hakluyt Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hakluyt Society reported income of £118k and spending of £95k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £211k to £118k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Hakluyt Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Old Church, Stoke Newington (£118k), Mini- Scrapbox (£118k) and Artification (£118k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the society are to advance education by the publication of records of voyages, travels, naval expeditions and other geographical material and to promote public knowledge of those matters.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Church, Stoke Newington | London | £118k |
| Mini- Scrapbox | Norfolk | £118k |
| Artification | London | £118k |
| Moore Arts:millom | Millom | £118k |