DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY

About DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY

DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1155117). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 80/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY reported a total income of £78,380 and total expenditure of £88,348, a spending ratio of 113% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY describes its activities as follows: The Design History Society is the leading organisation that promotes the study of global design histories, and brings together and supports all those engaged in the subject - students, researchers, educators, designers, designer-makers, critics and curators. The Society aims to play an important role in shaping an inclusive design history. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for DESIGN HISTORY SOCIETY. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 112.7% of income spent on charitable work