Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON

THE CHARITY PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY PATIENT CARE, BY SETTING HIGH STANDARDS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE AND PROMOTING CLINICAL EXCELLANCE. THE CHARITY PROVIDES PHYSICIANS IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. THE CHARITY ALSO ADVISES AND WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT, THE PUBLIC, PATIENTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£38,418	£38,901	£-483	£4,370	£46,870	£32,375	10	387	0
31/12/21		£34,648	£33,898	£750	£1,964	£52,695	£36,275	12.8	403	0
31/12/20		£31,023	£34,307	£-3,284	£1,379	£45,046	£29,916	10.5	413	0
31/12/19		£42,612	£43,899	£-1,287	£253	£47,472	£33,141	9.1	414	1,000
31/12/18		£43,181	£45,323	£-2,142	£95	£46,801	£33,998	9	426	250
31/12/17		£41,759	£45,457	£-3,698	£12	£49,845	£35,983	9.5	432	0
31/12/16		£40,711	£42,490	£-1,779	£1,376	£50,847	£36,461	10.3	418	0
31/12/15		£40,735	£40,522	£213	£234	£48,640	£35,756	10.6	379	0
31/12/14		£40,683	£38,752	£1,931	£215	£47,792	£34,500	10.7	358	0
31/12/13		£37,953	£36,251	£1,702	£219	£46,436	£33,945	11.2	352	0
31/12/12		£35,133	£33,796	£1,337	£208	£43,065	£31,432	11.2	334	0
31/12/11	*	£32,944	£31,614	£1,330	£941	£39,416	£28,163	10.7	324	0
31/12/10	*	£31,679	£29,692	£1,987	£143	£40,041	£29,398	11.9	320	0
31/12/09		£27,428	£26,948	£480	£94	£38,877	£29,478	13.1	279	0
31/12/08		£21,375	£21,095	£280	£786	£35,401	£25,644	14.6	257	0
31/12/07	*	£19,572	£21,252	£-1,680	£251	£45,875	£33,840	19.1	226	0
31/12/06		£19,028	£19,250	£-222	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£17,825	£17,030	£795	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£15,406	£13,849	£1,557	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 10 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 61 years

www.rcplondon.ac.uk

Governance@rcp.ac.uk

02030751649

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Professional associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

387 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£1,776,196
Home Office	£762,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£250,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£228,160	08/06/2023	Intercalated awards to medical students 2023. Grant paid directly to Royal College of Physicians.
Home Office - VAWG: Breaking Cycles of Violence and Supporting Children Affected
£381,250	17/10/2022	The purpose of this grant is to bring together work undertaken to prevent and support victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) specifically workstrands supporting children affected by ....more The purpose of this grant is to bring together work undertaken to prevent and support victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) specifically workstrands supporting children affected by domestic abuse (CADA) and 'what works' funding (WWF.) CADA workstrands aim to both support the children as victims and, in doing so, break cycles of violence. 'What works' funding is precisely that, to understand what works to prevent VAWG. Given the focus of both of this is prevention, most often in the early years space, the unit will compete them together to avoid duplication and look for opportunities to 'force maximise' (i.e. be greater than the sum of it's parts).
Home Office - VAWG: Breaking Cycles of Violence and Supporting Children Affected
£381,250	17/10/2022	The purpose of this grant is to bring together work undertaken to prevent and support victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) specifically workstrands supporting children affected by ....more The purpose of this grant is to bring together work undertaken to prevent and support victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) specifically workstrands supporting children affected by domestic abuse (CADA) and 'what works' funding (WWF.) CADA workstrands aim to both support the children as victims and, in doing so, break cycles of violence. 'What works' funding is precisely that, to understand what works to prevent VAWG. Given the focus of both of this is prevention, most often in the early years space, the unit will compete them together to avoid duplication and look for opportunities to 'force maximise' (i.e. be greater than the sum of it's parts).
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£254,991	08/06/2022	Intercalated awards to medical students 2022. Grant paid directly to Royal College of Physicians.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£245,094	10/06/2021	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to Royal College of Physicians.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000	03/07/2020	RCP North
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£208,000	11/06/2020	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to Royal College of Physicians.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£600,000	05/12/2019	Named lecture theatre within the College’s new second site in Liverpool
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£239,951	13/06/2019	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to Royal College of Physicians.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£243,777	14/06/2018	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to the Royal College of Physicians
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£248,498	23/06/2017	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to the Royal College of Physicians
Nuffield Foundation - Cross-cutting grant
£30,000	26/11/2016	Professionalism and Trust
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal College of Physicians
£249,300	16/06/2016	Intercalated awards to medical students. Grant paid directly to the Royal College of Physicians

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How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 15/16 persons

ANNE MARIE MILLAR Appointed: 2023

DR ANANTHAKRISHNAN RAGHURAM Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHEST FUND LIMITED,

DR FIONA PATHIRAJA Appointed: 2023

DR JAMES READ Appointed: 2023

DR JOANNA SZRAM Appointed: 2021

DR JOHN DEAN Appointed: 2023

KATIE SMITH Appointed: 2023

PATRICK LOWTHER Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR CHARLES BADEN-FULLER Appointed: 2018

PROFESSOR DAVID CROISDALE-APPLEBY Appointed: 2019

PROFESSOR RAMESH PULENDRAN ARASARADNAM Appointed: 2021

DOMINIC WHITTLE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: FARNHAM MALTINGS ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

DR CATHRYN MARY EDWARDS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED,

DR SARAH CATHERINE CLARKE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION,

PROFESSOR SIMON BOWMAN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE WILL EDMONDS CLINICAL RESEARCH FUND, THE LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL RESEARCH FUND, THE SALTWELL WILL TRUST (RESEARCH BRANCH),

PROFESSOR JOHN BATESON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGEONS LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1963, number: 210508

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR11: 301 days late, AR10: 666 days late, AR07: 252 days late,

Main office

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
11 ST. ANDREWS PLACE
LONDON
NW1 4LE

Objectives

THE MAINTENANCE OF A HIGH STANDARD OF MEDICAL ETHICS AND EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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