The society, founded in 1972, maintains an archive of Goon Show material, often used by professional researchers and media organisations, including the BBC.
[1] It no longer has formal regional groups within the United Kingdom but maintains international representation in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, Germany and Japan.
Sir Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes were honorary presidents until their deaths in 2001, 2002 and 2012, respectively.
The GSPS produces a full colour, A5 quarterly magazine: March, July, September and December.
Feature articles focussing on radio shows, television programmes, records, books and films appear in each issue.