Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£4,826,400	£5,544,865	£4,037,517	£3,739,732		£3,266,138
Donations & Legacies	£1,823,265	£380,514	£444,438	£267,576		£292,208
Other Income				£190,987
Investment Income	£927,734	£906,484	£958,020	£765,644		£877,895
Total income	£7,811,072	£7,087,317	£5,684,818	£4,963,939	£7,505,475	£4,696,802
Charitable activities spending	£5,922,652	£6,493,905	£5,282,516	£4,992,047		£4,889,706
Fundraising costs	9%	8%	13%	15%	7%	15%
Other spending
Total spending	£6,511,021	£7,008,193	£5,917,158	£5,606,735	£7,134,752	£5,460,832
Surplus/deficit	£1,300,051	£79,124	-£232,340	-£642,796	£370,723	-£764,030

Established: 103 years

www.rse.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Professional associations

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Dulverton Trust - RSE@Lochaber 2012-13: an educational initiative for young people and the wider community
£30,000	13/06/2012	RSE@Lochaber 2012-13: an educational initiative for young people and the wider community

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 21/07/1921, number: SC000470

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ

Objectives

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, which was instituted by Royal Charter in 1783 for the advancement of Learning and useful Knowledge, shall consist of Fellows, Corresponding Fellows and Honorary Fellows.

Data Sources

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