Shropshire Family History Society

Analysis

Shropshire Family History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Shropshire Family History Society reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Shropshire Family History Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wall Village Hall (£15k), Beethoven Society (£15k) and Shrewton Silver Band (£15k).