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Royal Commonwealth Society

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

Through youth empowerment, education and high-level advocacy, the RCS champions the importance of literacy, equality and inclusion, the environment and connected communities in the Commonwealth. Non-partisan and independent, we convene and connect Commonwealth political and diplomatic representatives, as well as industry, civil society, academic and business leaders, on a wide range of issues.

Also known as

  • Royal Commonwealth Society
  • The Royal Commonwealth Society Library Trust

CCEW Charity number

226748

Company number

RC000469

Registered

Postcode

EC2V 5DZ

Website

royalcwsociety.org

Domain

royalcwsociety.org

Latest income

£348,308 (on )

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Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

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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-226748 .
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 226748 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Royal Commonwealth Society (this record)

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Last updated 2024-05-14

Royal Commonwealth Society (the)

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Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

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.

  • Social advocacy G11

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Education ED

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National

Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1964-11-02 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 2,401,430 2,264,301
2005-12-31 507,917 919,088
2006-12-31 1,032,298 1,503,208
2007-12-31 3,292,171 3,623,346
2008-12-31 3,146,755 3,672,096
2009-12-31 2,584,626 3,242,754
2010-12-31 1,721,044 2,358,248
2011-12-31 1,055,307 1,442,651
2012-12-31 1,076,437 1,474,174
2013-12-31 729,873 937,178
2014-12-31 927,149 668,685
2015-12-31 755,791 840,374
2016-12-31 650,496 882,577
2018-03-31 912,494 1,036,658
2019-03-31 981,231 1,207,576
2020-03-31 1,170,890 1,051,005
2021-03-31 348,833 279,991
2022-03-31 367,257 311,742
2023-03-31 348,308 372,568
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 30 -
Trustees 4
Employees
Volunteers

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Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 35,000 35,000
Government grants as % of total income 10.0% 9.5%
Number of government grants 1 1

Royal Commonwealth Society

GB-CHC-226748

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