Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN 

The Ri's mission is to harness science for the maximum benefit of society. The Ri's objects, as defined by the Royal Charter of 1800, are to diffuse knowledge, facilitate the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements and for teaching by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • 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 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £22,108,468 available, equivalent to 49 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 61 years

www.rigb.org

governance@ri.ac.uk

02074092992

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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
30/09/22£4,602£5,439£-837£1,992£47,381£22,10848.853200
30/09/21£3,200£3,975£-775£1,005£46,876£22,36467.548250
30/09/20£4,213£4,828£-615£1,437£45,821£22,44955.865335
30/09/19£5,252£5,326£-74£1,681£46,926£23,14852.259625
30/09/18£4,248£4,574£-326£1,341£46,935£23,28761.151900
30/09/17£4,086£4,470£-384£1,407£47,070£23,18862.2560
30/09/16£4,183£4,134£49£1,285£46,672£22,90866.5520
30/09/15£3,514£3,860£-346£1,246£30,302£22,82871410
30/09/14£4,158£3,923£235£1,334£30,741£23,04370.5410
30/09/13£7,836£3,612£4,224£1,114£30,592£23,34977.6460
30/09/12£4,025£4,128£-103£1,228£26,047£19,10655.5390
30/09/11£4,381£4,492£-111£1,082£26,150£18,32849430
30/09/10£2,396£4,998£-2,603£1,014£21,104£14,18734.1410
30/09/09£2,825£2,205£619£1,187£23,577£16,41889.3440
30/09/08*£5,999£3,757£2,243£457£25,782£18,28558.4450
30/09/07£5,969£3,596£2,373£349£24,076£16,32554.5570
30/09/06£5,697£3,763£1,934£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£4,644£4,930£-286£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£4,341£4,742£-401£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 103.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 91%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 48.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 200 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£10,000 19/10/2023
Towards the organisation's Science in Schools programme
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£15,000 29/07/2022
Continuation of the mathematics enrichment and enhancement programme for disadvantaged state schools in 2022/23
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£25,000 13/07/2021
Continuation of the mathematics enrichment and enhancement programme for disadvantaged state schools in 2020/21
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£25,000 15/07/2020
Continuation of the mathematics enrichment and enhancement programme for disadvantaged state schools in 2020/21
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£25,000 22/05/2019
Continuation of the mathematics enrichment and enhancement programme for disadvantaged state schools in 2019/20
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Royal Institution of Great Britain
£25,000 17/05/2018
Continuation of the mathematics enrichment and enhancement programme for disadvantaged state schools in 2018/19
Dulverton Trust - Mathematics Masterclasses for Deprived Areas
£36,500 15/02/2012
Mathematics Masterclasses for Deprived Areas
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1963, number: 227938
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 90 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL FUND on 25/08/2023
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL FUND on 25/08/2023
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL FUND on 25/08/2023
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL FUND on 25/08/2023
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN EDUCATIONAL FUND on 25/08/2023
Main office

21 ALBEMARLE STREET
MAYFAIR
LONDON
W1S 4BS

Objectives

(1) TO DIFFUSE THE KNOWLEDGE AND FACILITATE THE GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF USEFUL MECHANICAL INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS;(2) TO TEACH BY COURSES OF PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURES AND EXPERIMENTS THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE TO THE COMMON PURPOSES OF LIFE;(3) TO PROMOTE CHEMICAL SCIENCE BY EXPERIMENTS AND LECTURES FOR IMPROVING ARTS AND MANUFACTURES;(4) TO DISCOVER THE USES OF THE MINERAL AND OTHER NATURAL PRODUCTIONS OF THIS COUNTRY; AND (5) TO DIFFUSE AND EXTEND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN GENERAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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