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The Royal Society of Chemistry

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 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-207890 .
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Description

The RSC is an international charity and professional body that connects chemical scientists with each other and society as a whole. We develop and celebrate professional capabilities. We publish new research, bring people together to spark new ideas and partnerships, and support teachers to inspire future generations. We speak up to influence the people making decisions that affect us all.

Also known as

  • Boc (Gases Division) Trust
  • The Bourke Lecture Medal and Prize Fund
  • Centenary Fund
  • Chemical Society
  • Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize Fund
  • Corday-Morgan Memorial Fund
  • Edward Frank Harrison Trust Fund
  • Ethel Behrens Fund
  • Faraday Division
  • Faraday Lecture Fund
  • ...and 19 other names
  • Harry Jephcott Fund
  • John Jeyes Lectureship
  • Liversidge Lecture Fund
  • The Marlow Medal and Award Fund
  • Pedler Lecture Fund
  • Publications Fund
  • R a Robinson Memorial Fund
  • Research Fund
  • Robert John Flintoff Trust
  • Robert Robinson Lecture Fund
  • Robert Wood Fund
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry Benevolent Fund
  • Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Simonsen Lecture Fund
  • Special Publications Fund
  • The Spiers Memorial Medal and Prize Fund
  • Spiers' Memorial Fund
  • Tilden Lecture Fund

CCEW Charity number

207890

Company number

RC000524

Registered

Postcode

CB4 0WF

Website

rsc.org

Latest income

£65,972,000 (on )

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

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Brazil
  • China
  • Germany
  • India
  • Japan
  • United States

Registered Office in the UK

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Linked records

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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 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-207890 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 207890 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

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.

  • Professional associations J20

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Research RS

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • 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 Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-12-24 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 25,351,000 22,799,000
2005-12-31 29,768,000 25,177,000
2006-12-31 30,453,000 25,102,000
2007-12-31 38,639,000 30,354,000
2008-12-31 40,217,000 32,895,000
2009-12-31 41,012,000 37,353,000
2010-12-31 40,749,000 37,612,000
2011-12-31 45,102,000 40,099,000
2012-12-31 49,126,000 42,430,000
2013-12-31 51,602,000 47,491,000
2014-12-31 53,940,000 55,202,000
2015-12-31 53,989,000 60,106,000
2016-12-31 55,689,000 56,465,000
2017-12-31 63,414,000 57,989,000
2018-12-31 63,591,000 59,653,000
2019-12-31 67,251,000 65,681,000
2020-12-31 64,798,000 64,287,000
2021-12-31 63,675,000 64,462,000
2022-12-31 65,972,000 72,071,000
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.

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 652 624
Employees paid more than £60,000 128 79
Volunteers 2,182 3,470
Trustees 17
Employees
Volunteers

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

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.2 0.4
Legacies 0.0 0.1
Endowments 0.3 0.1
Donations and legacies 0.5 0.6
Income from charitable activities 64.0 62.2
Income from other trading activities 0.4 0.0
Income from investments 1.0 0.8
Other income 0.1 0.0
Total 66.0 63.7
Expenditure
Investment management 0.7 1.5
Other spending on raising funds 0.8 0.4
Spending on raising funds 1.5 1.9
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 70.6 62.5
Charitable activities 70.6 62.5
Other spending - -
Total 72.1 64.5
Net income / (expenditure) (6.1) (0.8)

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 4.5 5.0
Investment assets 111.0 122.9
115.5 128.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 19.5 21.6
Other current assets 17.2 15.2
36.8 36.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (33.8) (29.5)
Net current assets 3.0 7.3
Total assets less current liabilities 118.5 135.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.6) (0.7)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 117.9 134.6
Defined benefit pension scheme (14.4) (27.2)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 103.5 107.4
Funds
Endowment funds 23.0 25.6
Restricted funds 0.6 0.6
Unrestricted funds 79.8 81.2
103.5 107.4

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 98,000 190,000
Government grants as % of total income 0.1% 0.3%
Number of government grants 1 2

The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Department for Education
ITT Scholarships
£98,594 ITT Scholarships
Department for Education
Learned Scholarships Administration
£115,736 Learned Scholarships Administration
Wolfson Foundation
Education
£100,000 Grant to Royal Society of Chemistry

Data source

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The Royal Society of Chemistry

GB-CHC-207890

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