The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Registered charity 227938 Registered since 1963
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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Contact
| Website | www.rigb.org |
| governance@ri.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 02074092992 |
| Address | 21 ALBEMARLE STREET, MAYFAIR, LONDON, W1S 4BS |
Finances
£9,823,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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)
- Prof Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow Chair since 2021
- Alexandra Attelsey since 2026
- Baroness Estelle Morris since 2022
- Christopher William Potter since 2019
- Dr Frank Maria Jozef De Jonghe since 2025
- Geoffrey Austinage 100 since 2026
- Harriet Wallace since 2022
- Kathryn Mary Hamiltonage 62 since 2021
- Olufemi Olugbenga Oresanyaage 60 since 2026
- Professor Alison Woollard since 2021
- Stephen Nuttall since 2025
- Vincent Wooter Nobel since 2022
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- Royal Institute of British Architects 1 shared trustee
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