The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Royal Institution of Great Britain

Registered charity 227938 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
3y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
5.2y
average years in governance
9 vs 3 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Environment/conservation/heritage 11General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Education 2Business services 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Websitewww.rigb.org
Emailgovernance@ri.ac.uk
Phone02074092992
Address21 ALBEMARLE STREET, MAYFAIR, LONDON, W1S 4BS

Finances

£9,823,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£3,199,838£3,974,893
2022£4,601,713£5,438,731
2023£5,954,000£6,740,000
2024£7,855,000£6,600,000
2025£9,823,000£6,945,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(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.

Governing document: GRANTED 13/01/1800AS AMENDED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT DATED 18/04/1810AS AMENDED BY THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN CHARITY SCHEME CONFIRMATION ACT DATED 14/05/1958SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER GRANTED 14/11/1958AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17/04/1959AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 26/05/1959AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30/03/1965AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 26/01/1967AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 22/02/1967AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 26/04/1971AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 10/04/1984AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 11/04/1984AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30/03/2011AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 07/04/2011

Trustees (12)

12trustees
62median age
1aged 70+

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