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royal microscopical society

The charity supports the general public. Royal Microscopical Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Our object is to promote the advancement of microscopical science through the discussion and publication of research into improvements in the construction and mode of application of microscopes and into those branches of science where microscopy is important, and to organise educational activities concerned with microscopy for the benefit of the general public and for the science community.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,680,511
Latest Expenditure
£1,826,425

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 106.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £65,196
Charitable Activities £1,496,858
Other Trading £25,735
Investments £92,722
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,781,073
Raising Funds £43,212
Governance £41,633
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £2,140

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,680,511£1,826,425£1,781,073£5,447,928£5,416,88815 / 95
2023£1,886,206£1,879,639£1,835,849£5,325,387£5,303,54614 / 100
2022£1,402,376£1,525,306£1,480,664£5,193,493£5,174,32914 / 100
2021£1,159,676£1,094,764£1,048,880£5,768,102£5,752,79914 / 100
2020£1,237,691£1,322,813£1,280,136£4,884,154£4,868,85115 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
37-38 St Clements
Oxford
OX4 1AJ
Registration Date
26 July 1965
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
241990
Charity Number
241990

Trustees

Dr PETER O'TOOLE PHD
PROFESSOR MICHELLE PECKHAM
Professor Maddy Parsons
Dr Kerry Thompson
Professor Andy Brown
Rod Shipley
Dr Julia Parker
Dr Kurt Anderson
Dr Steven Thomas
Professor Rik Drummond-Brydson
Dr Anna Baldycheva
Dr Eric Prestat
PHOEBE CLARICE WHITLOCK
Dr Yanping Guo
Dr Roland Fleck
Professor Jamie Hobbs
Dr Katherine Paine
Dr Liam Rooney
Dr Verena Christine Kriechbaumer
Dr Christa Gertrud Walther
Dr Ian MacLaren
Professor Alice Leonora Bedford Pyne
Dr Rachael Walker

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