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Activities & Mission

The College is involved in a wide range of activities that influence and support the professional development of surgeons and the delivery of surgical services. These activities include monitoring the progress of trainees; running examinations for trainees; running courses for surgeons throughout their career; and awarding research fellowships.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£35,134,000
Latest Expenditure
£35,221,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,664,000
Charitable Activities £26,571,000
Other Trading £1,327,000
Investments £1,572,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £33,483,000
Raising Funds £885,000
Governance £1,320,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £853,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£35,134,000£35,221,000£33,483,000£145,164,000£24,735,000262 / 1142
2023£33,545,000£36,109,000£30,090,000£135,034,000£21,849,000239 / 903
2022£28,084,000£34,446,000£26,867,000£137,487,000£21,422,000226 / 750
2021£26,920,000£29,565,000£24,609,000£145,091,000£26,274,000225 / 333
2020£26,713,000£28,961,000£25,485,000£136,869,000£18,304,000232 / 769

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF
ENGLAND
38-43 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
Registration Date
15 March 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
212808
Charity Number
212808

Trustees

TIMOTHY EDWARD MITCHELL
ROBERT GREIG
Professor Peter J Friend
Professor Vivien C Lees
Simon Davis
Dr Charlotte Eckhardt
Professor Andrew Carr
Joanna Kirby
Frank Smith
Professor Farah Bhatti
Ginny Bowbrick
Vanessa Leung

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