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the royal society of biology

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Activities & Mission

The Royal Society of Biology is a single unified voice for biology: advising Government and influencing policy; advancing education and professional development; supporting our members, and engaging and encouraging public interest in the life sciences.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,438,000
Latest Expenditure
£3,252,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £475,000
Charitable Activities £2,783,000
Other Trading £123,000
Investments £57,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,204,000
Raising Funds £48,000
Governance £31,000
Grants to Institutions £1,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,438,000£3,252,000£3,204,000£2,168,000£2,047,00040 / 350
2023£2,766,000£3,073,000£3,025,000£1,825,000£1,640,00038 / 250
2022£2,771,000£2,740,000£2,694,000£2,177,000£1,913,00032 / 250
2021£2,788,000£2,478,000£2,438,000£2,258,000£1,987,00030 / 100
2020£2,745,000£3,003,000£2,953,000£1,783,000£500,00034 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Royal Society Biology
PO Box 33
95 Mortimer Street
London
W1W 7GB
Registration Date
4 July 1979
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
277981
Charity Number
277981

Trustees

Dr Louise Leong
PROF PATRICIA KUWABARA
Dr Jacqui Piner
Professor Sara Louise Cosby
Lucy Hudson
Professor Stefan Przyborski FRSB
Professor Sir Ian Boyd
Neil Burton
Alastair Land
Dr Helen Watson
Professor Dame Melanie Welham
Professor Jeremy Pritchard
Professor Tim Coulson
Professor Kalai Mathee
Paul Gemmill

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
  • THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
  • THE SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY