The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge (Commonly Known AS the Royal Society)
Registered charity 207043 Registered since 1963
Operates: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
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Contact
| Website | www.royalsociety.org |
| info@royalsociety.org | |
| Phone | +44 207 451 2500 |
| Address | 6-9 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON, SW1Y 5AG |
Finances
£157,614,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £136,170,000 | £138,422,000 |
| 2022 | £124,581,000 | £127,654,000 |
| 2023 | £139,786,000 | £141,691,000 |
| 2024 | £396,290,000 | £145,955,000 |
| 2025 | £157,614,000 | £151,520,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL KNOWLEDGE
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTERS DATED 1662, 1663 AND 1669
Trustees (24)
- Anne Ridley since 2023
- Colin Peter Smith FRS Frengage 73 since 2025
- Professor Carlos Frenk CBE FRS since 2023
- Professor Dame Frances Mary Ashcroft DBE FRS since 2025
- Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS since 2024
- Professor Eric William Wolff FRS since 2024
- Professor Gideon Davies FRS since 2023
- Professor Ian Walmsley FRS since 2024
- Professor Jonathan Felix Ashmore FRS since 2025
- Professor Jonathan Keating FRS since 2023
- Professor Julia Alison Noble OBE FRS since 2022
- Professor Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan FRS since 2024
- Professor Marta Kwiatkowska FRS since 2024
- Professor Miles Padgett FRS since 2025
- Professor Robin Allshire FRS since 2024
- Professor Sarah Darby FRSage 72 since 2023
- Professor Sheila Rowan CBE FRS since 2023
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard FRS since 2025
- Professor Sir Colin John Humphreys CBE FRS since 2025
- Professor Sir Paul Maxime Nurse OM CH FRS since 2025
- Professor Stephen West CBE since 2023
- Professor Tim Palmer CBE FRSage 56 since 2023
- Sir David Charles Baulcombe FRS since 2021
- Sir Mark Walport since 2022
Linked company (Companies House)
Royal Society · RC000519 · Active
Royal Charter Company · incorporated 01/01/1981
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