ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Our aim is to improve/disseminate knowledge of insect science. We organise meetings of a general/specialist nature where scientific knowledge is presented. The relationship of insects to ecology, conservation, food, animal or human health being a part of the science. We publish academic journals and identification guides for the general public and scientists. Our membership is international
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025
Total income:
£1,538,653
| Donations and legacies | £13.62k | |
| Charitable activities | £1.26m | |
| Other trading activities | £9.89k | |
| Investments | £237.90k | |
| Other | £14.87k |
Total expenditure:
£1,666,510
| Raising funds | £175.73k | |
| Charitable activities | £1.49m | |
| Other | £0 |
-£744,937 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £7,917 from 1 government contract(s) and £105,467 from 2 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £175.73k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £1.49m |
People
19 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
34 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
| Number of employees | |
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| £60k to £70k | 1 |
| £70k to £80k | 2 |
| £80k to £90k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 28 November 1962: Standard registration
- 12 June 2013: Funds received from 1045747 THE L J GOODMAN INSECT PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH TRUST
- ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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| Professor Jane Stout | Chair | 05 September 2023 |
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| PROFESSOR MICHAEL BONSALL | Trustee | 10 September 2024 |
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| Dr Hayley Jones | Trustee | 10 September 2024 |
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| Professor Walter Leal | Trustee | 05 September 2023 |
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| Musonda Moses | Trustee | 25 August 2021 |
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| Professor Jane Katharine Hill | Trustee | 25 August 2021 |
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| Dr Joseph Mark Roberts | Trustee | 25 August 2021 |
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| Professor Seirian Rose Sumner | Trustee | 25 August 2021 |
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| Dr RICHARD HARRINGTON | Trustee | 21 September 2020 |
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| Dr ALLAN DOUGLAS WATT | Trustee | 15 September 2020 |
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| Dr GUDBJORG INGA ARADOTTIR | Trustee | 03 June 2020 |
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| Dr SHAUN LESLIE WINTERTON | Trustee | 05 June 2019 |
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| Dr Rebecca Anne Farley-Brown | Trustee | 06 June 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 28/02/2021 | 28/02/2022 | 28/02/2023 | 29/02/2024 | 28/02/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.13m | £1.21m | £1.58m | £1.65m | £1.54m | |
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Total expenditure | £955.34k | £1.09m | £1.50m | £1.78m | £1.67m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £7.92k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | £50.00k | £99.59k | £105.47k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £150 | £91 | £411.16k | £291.03k | £13.62k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £39.35k | £9.89k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £894.83k | £991.22k | £982.40k | £1.07m | £1.26m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £82.20k | £101.01k | £183.90k | £244.63k | £237.90k | |
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Income - Other | £157.77k | £115.07k | £4.25k | £9.75k | £14.87k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £955.34k | £986.20k | £1.50m | £1.58m | £1.49m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £100.00k | £4.33k | £200.19k | £175.73k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £4.22k | £876 | £75.45k | £21.68k | £11.24k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £30.77k | £12.25k | £127.80k | £12.00k | £20.00k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £100.00k | £0 | £99.61k | £64.78k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
| Asset / Liability | 28/02/2021 | 28/02/2022 | 28/02/2023 | 29/02/2024 | 28/02/2025 | ||
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Own use assets | £5.64m | £5.69m | £4.91m | £5.71m | £5.71m | |
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Long-term investments | £11.89m | £12.15m | £12.47m | £13.58m | £13.37m | |
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Other assets | £1.83m | £2.48m | £1.70m | £1.56m | £2.43m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £95.53k | £783.66k | £81.58k | £87.61k | £140.32k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 28 February 2025 | 29 August 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2025 | 29 August 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 29 February 2024 | 20 November 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 29 February 2024 | 20 November 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 28 February 2023 | 07 December 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2023 | 07 December 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 28 February 2022 | 29 July 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2022 | 29 July 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 28 February 2021 | 21 July 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2021 | 21 July 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |