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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY

The RAS continued running its various programmes and publications in 2022, including African Affairs, African Arguments, the Africa APPG, Film Africa festival, public events programme and a high profile 120th anniversary celebration.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,037£861£176£45£578£5788.1920
31/12/21£651£677£-25£38£438£4317.6820
31/12/20£520£564£-43£34£428£3918.381
31/12/19£703£653£49£37£456£4217.7860
31/12/18£658£603£55£34£369£3697.3850
31/12/17£499£621£-123n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£591£656£-65£70£427£4277.890
31/12/15£676£706£-30£59£473£4657.9100
31/12/14£821£657£163£31£501£4909100
31/12/13£580£600£-19£27£331£3266.5100
31/12/12£688£652£37£111£360£3606.690
31/12/11£582£531£51£17£323£311770
31/12/10£368£316£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£381£366£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£416£370£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£354£344£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£343£341£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£288£279£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£279£265£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.royalafricansociety.org

ras@soas.ac.uk

02070745176

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£100,000 26/06/2023
24
£100k to be spread over 3 years
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 18/03/2022
24
MAJOR GRANT FOR THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 12/02/2021
24
MAJOR GRANT FOR THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Poetry in the Primary Classroom
£60,000 16/03/2020
The Royal African Society works to amplify African voices and interests in academia, business, politics, the arts and education. This grant will support the organisation to co-create a literacy-based programme with the Centre for Literacy in Primary ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 19/09/2018
Major Grant For The Royal African Society

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ADAM MAHOMED HABIB Appointed: 2021
  • ANDREW DAVID SKIPPER Appointed: 2020
  • ARUNMA OTEH (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • BABAJIDE HUSSEIN KEHINDE OLANREWAJU Appointed: 2012
  • BABACAR KA Appointed: 2023
  • DR AMBREENA SALIM MANJI Appointed: 2023
  • DR CARLI COETZEE Appointed: 2023
  • DR TITILOLA BANJOKO Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Nhs Director
  • EDWARD HAMMOND RIVERS MARLOW Appointed: 2023
  • GREGORY LENNOX TORGEIR KRONSTEN Appointed: 2014
  • GEETHA THARMARATNAM Appointed: 2019
  • HANNAH OLEARY Appointed: 2023
  • LORD JONATHAN OATES Appointed: 2023
  • NIKE JONAH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Creative Producer And Arts Development Consultant
  • OBINNE NOORA FELICIA JAMES Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR PHILIP JONATHAN CLARK Appointed: 2021
  • ZINET GINA DIN KARIUKI Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/06/1997, number: 1062764
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

SOAS, 10 Thornhaugh Street
London
WC1H 0XG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE WITHIN OUR UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES, THE SPREAD AND INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES OF AFRICA; TO FOSTER AND STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS EXISTING BETWEEN OUR SAID UNITED KINGDOM AND THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES OF AFRICA; AND TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF INTEREST IN AFRICA AMONG THE PEOPLE OF OUR SAID UNITED KINGDOM AND AMONG THE PEOPLE OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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