Shropshire Archaeological Society

Analysis

Shropshire Archaeological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shropshire Archaeological Society reported income of £10k and spending of £13k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,242 to £10k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shropshire Archaeological Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BW Eddershaw Charitable Trust (£10k), Friends of Charlecote Church (£10k) and The Friends of St Catherines Church (£10k).

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.