Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Analysis

Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in June 1970, 56 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, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire reported income of £11k and spending of £4,657, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,693 to £11k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments (£11k), Thames Philharmonia (£11k) and South Muskham and Little Carlton Village Hall (£11k).