BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION

Charity number: 304477
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the Institution is to promote, in the Bath and North East Somerset area, an interest in the arts and sciences, and to provide, through archives and collections, resources for education, research and enjoyment. This is aided by the provision of a variety of exhibitions and a diverse programme of lectures, discussions and meetings.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £457,005
Total expenditure: £579,155

People

1 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Trustees Trustee 27 July 1993
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £351.51k £310.60k £310.36k £671.05k £457.01k
Total expenditure £330.30k £328.15k £327.65k £491.79k £579.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £319.94k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £79.46k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £42.53k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £20.00k N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £229.13k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £21.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £321.18k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £170.60k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 19 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 19 August 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 September 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 July 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONVEYANCE DATED 31/03/1959 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29/09/1993 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16/09/1997 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 AUG 2019 as amended on 21 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

(1) (I)THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART IN THE CITY OF BATH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEE THINKS FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF BATH FOR THE DISPLAY OF EXHIBITS OF HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE OR INTEREST; B) THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY, LECTURES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION RELATING TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART; AND C) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH RELATING TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH. (II) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE CHARITY’S ITEMS AND EXHIBITS ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED FOR THE OBJECT IN SUB-CLAUSE (I) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEE MAY ADVANCE SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY LENDING ITEMS AND CURATING TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 8.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CITY OF BATH

Contact information

Address:
16-18 QUEEN SQUARE
BATH
BA1 2HN
Phone:
01225 312084
Email:
volunteer@brlsi.org
Website:

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