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the royal society for the prevention of accidents

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and the general public. The Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Birmingham 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.

Activities & Mission

RoSPA's vision is Life, free from accidental injury. Our mission is: Exchanging life-enhancing skills and knowledge to reduce serious accidental injuries. The Society collects data, carries out research, develops policies, informs, educates, audits and provides expert consultancy at work, at leisure, on the road and in the home by influencing, informing and developing risk education.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,581,000
Latest Expenditure
£8,725,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £22,000
Charitable Activities £7,051,000
Other Trading £1,411,000
Investments £97,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,685,000
Raising Funds £1,040,000
Governance £73,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£8,581,000£8,725,000£7,685,000£2,161,000£3,753,00096 / 0
2023£9,070,000£8,543,000£7,564,000£2,553,000£4,171,00097 / 0
2022£7,057,000£7,131,000£6,366,000£706,000£5,698,00089 / 0
2021£6,093,000£6,214,000£6,173,000£67,000£4,086,00083 / 0
2020£8,739,000£8,843,000£8,817,000-£367,000£0100 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers