THE HARWICH SOCIETY

Registered charity 1161931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To stimulate public interest in the Harwich area, promote high standards of planning and architecture and secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the Harwich area.

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Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£87k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was in a sound financial position at the end of the accounting period, with total funds amounting to £386,417. The trustees confirm the organization has a sound balance sheet and over 2,000 members, indicating stability without reliance on external funding for daily operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Membership subscriptions, museum admission fees, sales, donations and fundraising including monthly pub quizzes, provide most of the income for designated and unrestricted funds.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no formal policy on financial reserves other than to ensure funds are ring fenced towards the conservation and preservation of 5 Church Street Harwich ( ‘Foresters’) probably the oldest house in Harwich and The Redoubt Fort a key Harwich ancient monument for the benefit of future generations (held: £386k)

“The Society has no formal policy on financial reserves other than to ensure funds are ring fenced towards the conservation and preservation of 5 Church Street Harwich ( ‘Foresters’) probably the oldest house in Harwich and The Redoubt Fort a key Harwich ancient monument for the benefit of future generations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/05/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDY SCHOOLERchair
DIANE JOYCE BITMEAD
GARRY WILLIAM JOHN CALVER
MARIA FOWLER
MR DAN BECK
Nigel Mowle
Paul Anthony Smith
RICHARD CHARLES COLLEY
Richard Oxborrow
Robert John Barham
SUSAN DAISH

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£111k	£87k
31/12/2024	£102k	£72k
31/12/2023	£73k	£81k
31/12/2022	£63k	£49k
31/12/2021	£85k	£48k

Common questions

Is THE HARWICH SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was in a sound financial position at the end of the accounting period, with total funds amounting to £386,417. The trustees confirm the organization has a sound balance sheet and over 2,000 members, indicating stability without reliance on external funding for daily operations.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2024	£30k	Harwich Redoubt Fort, Main Rd, Harwich CO12 3LT
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/11/2023	£247k	"Harwich Redoubt Pilot Repair Project"
UK government	01/04/2023	£30k	Harwich Redoubt Fort, Main Rd, Harwich CO12 3LT
UK government	04/11/2022	£3k	ALB-Historic England-List Condition and Engagement Project Phase 2: East of England
UK government	04/11/2022	£6k	ALB-Historic England-List Condition and Engagement Project Phase 2: East of England
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/07/2019	£10k	"Harwich Architectural Survey"