The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Royal Economic Society

Registered charity 231508 Registered since 1964

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

1.6y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4y
average years in governance
3
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 4Education 1Mining 1

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  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

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Contact

Websitewww.res.org.uk
Emailresoffice@res.org.uk
Phone02031376301
AddressRoyal Economic Society, 2 Dean Trench Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3HE

Finances

£1,498,151 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,253,763£1,312,817
2021£1,491,315£1,950,423
2022£1,406,171£1,562,062
2023£1,521,457£1,769,954
2024£1,498,151£1,519,185

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE, THE PUBLICATION OF ECONOMIC WRITINGS, AND THE ORGANISATION OF DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO QUESTIONS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST.

Governing document: CHARTER OF INCORPORATION DATED 2 DECEMBER 1902 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 26 JANUARY 1968 AND BYE-LAWS AMENDED 20 DECEMBER 2011 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 19 JUL 2022

Trustees (12)

12trustees
65median age
1aged 70+
Succession outlook: 1 of 12 trustees are aged 70 or over.

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