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royal philharmonic society

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. Royal Philharmonic Society is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

The RPS seeks to create a future for music through the encouragement of creativity, the recognition of excellence and the promotion of understanding. Artistic activities focus on composers and young musicians and through a series of awards and discussion it seeks to raise the public consciousness of the finest music making today and create a forum for debate about the direction of classical music.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£293,583
Latest Expenditure
£458,624

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 58.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £674,369
Charitable Activities £88,485
Other Trading £0
Investments £74,356
Other Income £3,480

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £492,311
Raising Funds £32,296
Governance £4,760
Grants to Institutions £47,500
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£293,583£458,6240 / 0
2023£840,690£524,607£492,311£2,170,322£139,8094 / 0
2022£391,766£537,2810 / 0
2021£775,256£614,666£579,501£2,143,111£495,1433 / 0
2020£503,919£444,323£404,991£1,731,408£425,8663 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
48 Great Marlborough Street
LONDON
W1F 7BB
Registration Date
7 May 1964
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
213693
Charity Number
213693

Trustees

SARAH ANNE BRODIE GEE
Lady Victoria Susan Hull Robey CBE
Angela Christine Dixon MBE
Leon Bosch
RIKESH SHAH
JO BUCKLEY

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
  • THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY PRIZE FUND
  • THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY PRIZES FUND