Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

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 several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
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	£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	376
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	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£975	£930	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 24%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 19 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 works here?

25 employees
500 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA FARMING INVESTMENT FUND (Farming Equipment and Technology Fund)
£4,743	01/04/2022	The Farming Investment Fund comprises two different sub-schemes. The Farming Equipment and Technology fund will provide lower value grants towards a specified list of items proven to be effective in ....more The Farming Investment Fund comprises two different sub-schemes. The Farming Equipment and Technology fund will provide lower value grants towards a specified list of items proven to be effective in raising productivity. The Farming Transformation Fund will provide a more flexible model where applicants can seek higher-value investments into more significant infrastructure and equipment.The FIF sits alongside other schemes such as those providing business advice (Resilience Fund), R&D (Farming Innovation Programme), environmental land management and improved animal health and welfare. It will support farmers adapt and change to deliver on Defras vision for the future of the agriculture sector.It will aim to increase farmers confidence to invest in novel technologies and practices, during a time of significant sectoral and macroeconomic uncertainty.It will support capital investment, to maximise returns through employing the latest technologies and practices.It will support the sector in reducing GHG emissions contributing to Net Zero goals. In addition, it will support improvement in water and air quality.It will support investing and improving animal health and welfare by farmers.The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) is an evolution of the Countryside Productivity Scheme, following the UKs exit from the EU. The development of the fund has drawn on the experience and evaluation of this predecessor scheme and we have made changes to the design to ensure that it will deliver more effectively an improvement in productivity and the environment in the farming and forestry sectors.
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 (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

SEBAH CHAUDHRY Appointed: 2022

ANDREW GOLDING Appointed: 2019

CHARLOTTE FRAIBERG Appointed: 2023

GAVIN WILLIAM BOWYER Appointed: 2021

MATHEW LODGE Appointed: 2022

MERVYN MITCHELL Appointed: 2021

SIMON HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SOPHIE COLLINS Appointed: 2022

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

Complaints handling
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 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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