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Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-208791
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Description

Advancement and promotion of geographical knowledge and understanding of the world, locally and globally: public engagement; education and outdoor learning; research; grants for research, expeditions, innovative teaching; information services and resources; policy, advocacy and media; active membership.

Also known as

  • Andrews Bequest
  • Back Bequest
  • C L B Cumming
  • Cuthbert Peek Fund RGS
  • Dickson Bequest
  • The Dudley Stamp Memorial Fund
  • Eva G R Taylor Lecture Fund
  • Fordham Fund
  • The Frederick Soddy Trust
  • Geographical Congress Fund
    • ...and 13 other names
  • Gill Memorial Fund
  • Mrs Patrick Ness Award R G S
  • Mrs Will Gordon Foundation
  • Murchison Bequest
  • Penruddocke Park Lander Fund
  • Royal Geographical Society
  • Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)
  • Royal Geographic Society
  • Royal Geographical Society
  • Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
  • Royal Geographical Society/ Institute of British Geographers
  • Royal Geographical Society/IBG
  • Stephens Bequest

CCEW Charity number

208791

Registered

Postcode

SW7 2AR

Website

rgs.org

Domain

rgs.org

Latest income

£6,038,000 (on )

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

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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.

Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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.

  • Scientific research and testing services K10

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.

  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Education ED
  • Research RS

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-02-04 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 4,550,000 3,022,000
2005-12-31 3,234,000 3,440,000
2006-12-31 3,323,000 3,628,000
2007-12-31 3,862,649 3,941,090
2008-12-31 5,807,000 4,393,000
2009-12-31 4,591,013 4,869,104
2010-12-31 6,513,290 4,902,160
2011-12-31 4,719,306 4,806,523
2012-12-31 4,282,338 4,651,966
2013-12-31 4,318,997 4,660,803
2014-12-31 7,129,000 4,961,000
2015-12-31 5,407,000 5,154,000
2016-12-31 5,845,000 5,583,000
2017-12-31 5,579,000 5,536,000
2018-12-31 6,170,000 5,469,000
2019-12-31 5,477,000 5,367,000
2020-12-31 5,075,000 4,496,000
2021-12-31 4,647,000 4,967,000
2022-12-31 6,038,000 5,561,000
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.

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees 56 54
Employees paid more than £60,000 6 5
Volunteers 3,000 3,000
Trustees 18
Employees
Volunteers

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

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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 0.9 1.9
Legacies 1.2 0.2
Endowments 1.0 -
Donations and legacies 3.0 2.1
Income from charitable activities 0.9 1.0
Income from other trading activities 1.6 1.2
Income from investments 0.4 0.4
Other income - -
Total 6.0 4.6
Expenditure
Investment management 0.1 0.1
Other spending on raising funds 0.1 0.1
Spending on raising funds 0.3 0.2
Grants to institutions 0.2 0.1
Other charitable activities 4.3 4.0
Charitable activities 4.4 4.1
Other spending 0.9 0.6
Total 5.6 5.0
Net income / (expenditure) 0.5 (0.3)

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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 5.4 5.3
Investment assets 19.8 14.2
25.2 19.5
Current assets
Current investment assets 2.3 1.5
Cash 0.7 1.6
Other current assets 0.7 6.4
3.6 9.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1.4) (1.3)
Net current assets 2.2 8.2
Total assets less current liabilities 27.4 27.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 27.4 27.7
Funds
Endowment funds 12.3 11.8
Restricted funds 1.3 1.2
Unrestricted funds 13.8 14.7
27.4 27.7

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest 		£10,000
1 year 		Grant to Royal Geographic Society
Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
J J Charitable Trust £500
Jun 2019 		Survey teachers about teaching sustainable fashion
Jun 2019
Nuffield Foundation £73,059
1 year 		Education grant
Jul 2018 to Aug 2019
Greater London Authority
London Schools Excellence Legacy Fund 		£53,885
1 year 		Grant to Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Jan 2016 to Oct 2017
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Our Heritage 		£90,900 Grant to Royal Geographical Society/ Institute of British Geographers
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Grants 		£212,400 Grant to Royal Geographical Society
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Grants 		£5,154,000 Grant to Royal Geographical Society
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Grants 		£86,500 Grant to Royal Geographical Society

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers)

GB-CHC-208791

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