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Activities & Mission

The Society promotes the study of astronomy and geophysics.

Fundraising

See where Royal Astronomical Society is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,156,988
Latest Expenditure
£4,701,437

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £28,069
Charitable Activities £4,609,034
Other Trading £14,373
Investments £505,512
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,689,798
Raising Funds £11,639
Governance £186,225
Grants to Institutions £257,975
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,156,988£4,701,437£4,689,798£26,970,240£7,879,68625 / 100
2023£7,082,695£5,276,132£5,256,517£25,823,874£7,659,98223 / 100
2022£5,280,990£4,733,200£4,690,887£23,477,081£7,028,15124 / 100
2021£5,236,311£4,455,397£4,447,240£23,646,473£7,422,04924 / 100
2020£4,845,401£4,532,478£4,523,227£21,507,367£5,713,23323 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
BURLINGTON HOUSE
PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 0BQ
Registration Date
23 September 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
226545
Charity Number
226545

Trustees

Prof Mark Lester
Prof Steven Miller
Sheona Urquhart
Professor Caroline Smith
Professor Stephen Eales
Professor James Hammond
Professor Andrew Curtis
Dr Imogen Gingell
Professor Derek Ward-Thompson
Dr Ashley Spindler
Dr Alan Cayless
Prof Michael Lockwood
Dr Chrysa Avdellidou
Dr Arvind Parmar
Prof Matthew Griffin
Dr Iain Hannah
Dr Andrew Young
Professor James Wild
Professor Paul Crowther
Karen Anne Devoil
Dr Michael Peel

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