THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 236432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further the study and advance the knowledge of the history and development of architecture. The Society publishes the journal "Architectural History", funds PhD students, makes research and publication grants, and arranges symposia, an Architectural History Workshop for graduate students, and study visits to places of architectural interest (including an annual residential field conference).

Objects

The object of the Charity is to further the study and advance the knowledge of the history and development of architecture in Great Britain and elsewhere.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£129k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £392,395, which the Trustees believe is within their target range of £300,000 to £350,000. The Society reported a net income of £55,240 for the year, supported by investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £300,000 and £350,000 (held: £392k)

“the Trustees believe that the Society should hold easily accessible reserves of between £300,000 and £350,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Julian Roberts
Dr Ann-Marie Akehurst
Dr David McKinstry
Dr Doreen Bernath
Dr George Entwistle
Dr Laura Fernandez-Gonzalez
Edward Bottoms
Prof Elizabeth Hazel McKlellar
Tanvir Hasan

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£129k	£100k
31/12/2024	£129k	£100k
31/12/2023	£113k	£141k
31/12/2022	£112k	£113k
31/12/2021	£88k	£165k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £392,395, which the Trustees believe is within their target range of £300,000 to £350,000. The Society reported a net income of £55,240 for the year, supported by investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST	1	£18k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE LECHE TRUST	1	£5k
THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE	1	£5k
MARC FITCH FUND	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED).

THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) income £24.8m
ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY income £397k
THE SUDAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY income £37k
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY income £684k
THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE income £143k
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN	£129k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) FY2025	£24.8m	£205,001 - £210,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025	£397k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUDAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY FY2024	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FY2025	£684k	£60,001 - £70,000	2	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FY2025	£143k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.