Pontefract Civic Society

Analysis

Pontefract Civic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in February 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pontefract Civic Society reported income of £16k and spending of £26k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £16k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Pontefract Civic Society sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furness Tradition (£16k), St Saviour Ringley C of E Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£16k) and 1st Norley Scout Group (£16k).