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the royal college of general practitioners

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Royal College Of General Practitioners is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. 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 object of the College is:"To encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice and for that purpose to take or join with others in taking any steps consistent with the charitable nature of that object which may assist towards the same."Further details can be found in the annual report

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£51,479,000
Latest Expenditure
£46,559,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £40,418,000
Other Trading £9,569,000
Investments £1,071,000
Other Income £421,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £39,890,000
Raising Funds £6,669,000
Governance £136,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£51,479,000£46,559,000£39,890,000£71,932,000£17,800,000272 / 700
2023£46,216,000£42,487,000£36,970,000£65,729,000£12,900,000259 / 700
2022£39,798,000£35,182,000£31,065,000£64,762,000£12,700,000250 / 700
2021£36,584,000£34,811,000£32,451,000£55,346,000£53,877,000269 / 225
2020£43,373,000£44,184,000£37,180,000£52,192,000£50,700,000327 / 228

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers