THE HERALDRY SOCIETY

Registered charity 241456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society exists to increase and extend interest in and knowledege of heraldry, armory, chivalry, genealogy and allied subjects.

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Latest income

£65k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Society reported a surplus of £14,137 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £132,165. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £15,000, which represents six months of total expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no significant financial commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Members' subscriptions including Gift Aid (64% of income)

“The Society’s principal source of income is membership subscriptions (and associated Gift Aid claimed from HMRC).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of total expenditure (held: £132k)

“It is the Society’s policy to hold in reserves the equivalent of six months of total expenditure. Based on recent financial performance, that amount is approximately £15,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Alastair Lafferty-Smith
David Glyn Griffiths
David Llewelyn Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity
Dewdney Drew
Graham Michael Padruig Bartram
JOHN TUNESI OF LIONGAM
Jenny Baker
Martin John Davies
Paul David Jagger
Peter O'Donoghue
Robert Stanley Harrison

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£65k	£51k
31/03/2024	£72k	£61k
31/03/2023	£48k	£37k
31/03/2022	£45k	£30k
31/03/2021	£56k	£31k

Common questions

Is THE HERALDRY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Society reported a surplus of £14,137 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £132,165. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £15,000, which represents six months of total expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no significant financial commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.