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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 

Our aim is to improve/disseminate knowledge of insect science. We organise meetings of a general/specialist nature where scientific knowledge is presented. The relationship of insects to ecology, conservation, food, animal or human health being a part of the science. We publish academic journals and identification guides for the general public and scientists. Our membership is international
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £18,878,892 available, equivalent to 151 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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
28/02/23£1,582£1,500£82£4£19,007£18,879151.114125
28/02/22£1,207£1,086£121£0£19,545£19,397214.311100
28/02/21£1,135£955£180£0£19,258£19,258241.910100
29/02/20£1,017£734£283£0£18,334£18,334299.610100
28/02/19£1,020£864£156£561£17,130£17,13023890
28/02/18£1,344£803£542£521£16,452£16,439245.890
28/02/17£998£759£238£476£15,582£15,569246.180
28/02/16£899£759£140£456£14,515£14,501229.280
28/02/15£959£1,013£-54£581£14,676£14,662173.880
28/02/14£862£737£125£526£14,205£14,19123170
28/02/13£968£702£266£456£13,743£13,730234.770
29/02/12£893£644£249£431£13,112£13,09924460
28/02/11£841£736£106£485£12,783£12,770208.360
28/02/10£763£735£28£474£12,403£12,390202.260
28/02/09£889£765£124£485£12,295£12,282192.660
29/02/08£754£880£-125£641£11,635£11,622158.560
28/02/07£558£545£12£375£6,589£6,576144.750
28/02/06£636£476£160£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£471£411£60£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£438£455£-16£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 151.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 15.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.royensoc.co.uk

info@royensoc.co.uk

01727899387

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 125 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/1962, number: 213620
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Royal Entomological Society
The Mansion House
Chiswell Green Lane
ST. ALBANS
AL2 3NS

Objectives

FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE EXCLUSIVELY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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