SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
00810735 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 January 2025

End date: 31 December 2025

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Directors' report period ended 31 December 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 December 2025

Principal activities of the company

We are an educational charity dedicated to furthering the knowledge of architectural history through advancing research, education and learning; disseminating that knowledge to public and professional audiences through programming, content production, support and publishing; and advocating for our members and the discipline in heritage, architectural and higher-educational settings. We strive to demonstrate that a strong discipline of architectural history is a vital strand of the arts and humanities, enriches the promotion and celebration of built heritage and the historic environment for all, and is part of the bedrock of architectural education and practice.

Political and charitable donations

The Society is grateful for the additional support provided by members through donations and Gift Aid. Eligible members are encouraged to complete a Gift Aid declaration, enabling the SAHGB to claim tax relief on qualifying donations at no extra cost to the donor. During 2025, 72 new members completed Gift Aid declarations, adding to the many declarations already in place. We are very grateful to all members who support the Society in this way.



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Doreen Benarth


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
10 September 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Doreen Benarth
Status: Director

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 34,457 35,856
Cost of sales: ( 84,972 ) ( 84,739 )
Gross profit(or loss): (50,515) (48,883)
Distribution costs: ( 14,901 ) ( 15,200 )
Administrative expenses: 0 0
Other operating income: 64,799 60,565
Operating profit(or loss): (617) (3,518)
Interest receivable and similar income: 30,231 32,106
Interest payable and similar charges: 0 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: 29,614 28,588
Tax: 0 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 29,614 28,588

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Balance sheet

As at 31 December 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0 0
Tangible assets:   0
Investments: 3 997,356 922,294
Total fixed assets: 997,356 922,294
Current assets
Stocks: 4 7,882 8,658
Debtors: 5 41,184 7,947
Cash at bank and in hand: 17,119 34,544
Investments:   0 0
Total current assets: 66,185 51,149
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 6 ( 46,839 ) ( 39,609 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 19,346 11,540
Total assets less current liabilities: 1,016,702 933,834
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year:   0 0
Provision for liabilities: 0 0
Accruals and deferred income: 0 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 1,016,702 933,834
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 1,016,702 933,834
Total members' funds: 1,016,702 933,834

The notes form part of these financial statements

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 23 July 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Doreen Benarth
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Other accounting policies

    The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of fixed asset investments at market value, and they have been prepared in accordance with the “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)”. They also comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006. The Society meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. These unaudited financial statements have been subjected to independent examination. See report on page 22. The principal accounting policies of the Society have remained unchanged from the previous year and are set out below. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. Incoming resources are included gross, without netting off any related expenditure. Incoming resources, including legacies, are generally recognised when the Society becomes entitled to the resources, when receipt is virtually certain and when the monetary amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Specific policies relating to the Society’s particular income sources are as follows: - Donations are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) gross of any related tax claim. - Income relating specifically to a future accounting period is deferred. - Interest on funds on deposit is included when receivable. - Dividend income is recorded when received. Liabilities are included once the Society is under a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic resources. Costs of charitable activities include those costs directly attributable to activities undertaken in pursuit of the Society’s objects. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories consistent with the use of these resources. Governance costs include all costs relating to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Bursaries payable are included as liabilities once the Society has irrevocably committed itself to the award. Investments held as fixed assets are revalued at market value at the balance sheet date and both realised and unrealised gains and losses are taken to the SOFA. Stock also comprises copies of the Society’s publications, medals and prizes and is included at the lower cost and net realisable value with due provision made for obsolete and slow-moving items. Unrestricted funds are those funds available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Society. Restricted funds may only be utilised in accordance with the wishes of the donor. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes. The Society is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the SOFA.

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 2 2

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

3. Fixed assets investments note

Investments held as fixed assets are revalued at market value at the balance sheet date and both realised and unrealised gains and losses are taken to the SOFA.

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

4. Stocks

2025 2024
£ £
Stocks 7,882 8,658
Total 7,882 8,658

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

5. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 19 19
Prepayments and accrued income 35,357 521
Other debtors 5,808 7,407
Total 41,184 7,947

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2025

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 0
Amounts due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0
Trade creditors 46,839 39,609
Total 46,839 39,609