Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

To promote the art and science of photography, which is enacted through an exhibitions programme, workshops and courses, lectures and events, a distinctions and qualifications programme, an annual photography awards ceremony, a Regional and Overseas structure, Special Interest Groups, and by acting as an advocate for photographers and photography.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/23	£1,695	£2,883	£-1,187	£10	£3,657	£3,408	14.2	30	500
31/12/22	£1,763	£2,705	£-942	£86	£4,773	£4,532	20.1	25	500
31/12/21	£1,901	£2,188	£-286	£5	£6,239	£5,986	32.8	25	500
31/12/20	£1,672	£2,154	£-482	£0	£6,542	£6,334	35.3	25	500
31/12/19	£1,751	£2,753	£-1,003	£22	£7,102	£6,920	30.2	20	335
31/12/18	£1,873	£2,121	£-248	£22	£7,493	£7,304	41.3	20	0
31/12/17	£2,108	£2,064	£44	£19	£8,154	£7,952	46.2	19	0
31/12/16	£2,102	£1,890	£211	£22	£7,646	£7,431	47.2	18	0
31/12/15	£2,077	£1,882	£195	£115	£6,812	£6,743	43	15	0
31/12/14	£2,433	£1,716	£718	£110	£6,643	£6,574	46	15	0
31/12/13	£1,653	£1,667	£-14	£117	£5,824	£5,755	41.4	15	0
31/12/12	£1,587	£1,490	£97	£119	£5,233	£5,164	41.6	14	0
31/12/11	£1,369	£1,377	£-7	£118	£4,837	£4,767	41.5	12	0
31/12/10	£1,235	£1,266	£-32	£104	£5,055	£4,984	47.2	11	0
31/12/09	£1,171	£1,200	£-29	£82	£4,690	£4,619	46.2	9	0
31/12/08	£1,256	£1,185	£71	£0	£4,222	£4,150	42	13	0
31/12/07	£1,152	£1,157	£-6	£100	£5,091	£5,020	52	11	0
31/12/06	£1,035	£1,023	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£975	£930	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 20 years
(54 years as a company)

www.rps.org

finance@rps.org

01173164450

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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
Quartet Community Foundation - "Portraits of Care" - for the Platinum Jubilee
£9,847	30/03/2022 2	A collaboration with Bristol Care Homes to create 40 portraits of older people in care who have lived alongside the Queen's reign.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

ANDREW EDWARD CLIFFORTH Appointed: 2024

CHARLOTTE FRAIBERG Appointed: 2023

DR CAROLYN BLOORE Appointed: 2024

JAMES CLIVE JUSTIN WEEKS Appointed: 2024

MELISSA MAGNUSON Appointed: 2024

SEBAH CHAUDHRY Appointed: 2022

SIMON HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SOPHIE COLLINS Appointed: 2022

VICTORIA FORREST Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2005, number: 1107831
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000798

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Royal Photographic Society
337-340 Paintworks
Arnos Vale
BRISTOL
BS4 3AR

Objectives

TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN DOING SO TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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