HISTORY WORKSHOP JOURNAL

Registered charity 1081686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWJ

Since its launch in 1976, History Workshop Journal has become one of the world's leading historical journals. Through incisive scholarship and imaginative presentation it brings past and present into dialogue, engaging readers inside and outside universities. HWJ publishes a variety of essays, reports and reviews, ranging from literary to economic subjects, local history to geopolitical analyses.

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Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the 2024 financial year with a surplus of £4,653 and holds free reserves of £105,798. The trustees report that these reserves are retained to meet financial obligations and support charitable objectives, noting that the charity has run slight deficits in recent years but maintains a healthy financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: some accumulated surplus should be maintained in case of emergency (held: £106k)
2012 AGM agreed that some accumulated surplus should be maintained in case of emergency.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£56k£51k
31/12/2023£56k£44k
31/12/2022£50k£47k
31/12/2021£43k£47k
31/12/2020£52k£57k

Common questions

Is HISTORY WORKSHOP JOURNAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the 2024 financial year with a surplus of £4,653 and holds free reserves of £105,798. The trustees report that these reserves are retained to meet financial obligations and support charitable objectives, noting that the charity has run slight deficits in recent years but maintains a healthy financial position. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.