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Royal Historical Society

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-206888 .
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Description

The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.

Also known as

  • David Berry Essay Trust
  • Royal Historical Society
  • Royal Historical Society

CCEW Charity number

206888

Registered

Postcode

WC1E 6BT

Website

royalhistsoc.org

Domain

royalhistsoc.org

Latest income

£579,957 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-206888 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 206888 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions A12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200 » Grants to organisations CA202
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Heritage HR » History HR103
  • Research RS

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1962-09-22 Registered as a charity
2004-06-30 208,547 228,142
2005-06-30 260,979 231,807
2006-06-30 204,847 196,212
2007-06-30 274,355 220,391
2008-06-30 279,285 213,774
2009-06-30 284,271 234,076
2010-06-30 265,280 238,418
2011-06-30 279,080 236,891
2012-06-30 347,609 246,741
2013-06-30 305,822 284,223
2014-06-30 348,935 321,013
2015-06-30 358,557 353,612
2016-06-30 385,102 393,995
2017-06-30 390,720 349,236
2018-06-30 443,361 411,905
2019-06-30 386,059 426,070
2020-06-30 409,195 429,161
2021-06-30 506,172 427,493
2022-06-30 562,795 482,488
2023-06-30 579,957 574,529
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 5 4
Employees paid more than £60,000 2 -
Volunteers - -
Trustees 19
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 7.8 23.0
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 7.8 23.0
Income from charitable activities 403.4 381.0
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 168.7 158.8
Other income - -
Total 580.0 562.8
Expenditure
Investment management 9.1 10.1
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds 9.1 10.1
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 565.5 472.4
Charitable activities 565.5 472.4
Other spending - -
Total 574.5 482.5
Net income / (expenditure) 5.4 80.3

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 7.9 5.5
Investment assets 3,842.9 3,810.6
3,850.8 3,816.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 467.7 585.8
Other current assets 243.7 135.8
711.4 721.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (55.3) (71.0)
Net current assets 656.0 650.6
Total assets less current liabilities 4,506.8 4,466.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 4,506.8 4,466.8
Funds
Endowment funds 116.4 113.5
Restricted funds 19.3 16.4
Unrestricted funds 4,371.2 4,336.8
4,506.8 4,466.8

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
LUND TRUST £5,000 Towards core costs
LUND TRUST £5,000 Towards core costs

Data source

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Royal Historical Society

GB-CHC-206888

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