THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Charity number: 1107831
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the art and science of photography, which is enacted through an exhibitions programme, workshops and courses, lectures and events, a distinctions and qualifications programme, an annual photography awards ceremony, a Regional and Overseas structure, Special Interest Groups, and by acting as an advocate for photographers and photography.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£1,695,171

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Donations and legacies £62.30k
Charitable activities £1.53m
Other trading activities £40.82k
Investments £58.88k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,882,607

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Raising funds £19.07k
Charitable activities £2.86m
Other £0

£68,429 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £19.07k
Charitable expenditure £2.86m

People

30 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

500 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£90k to £100k 1
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
RC000798 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Hill Chair 28 September 2019
None on record
Mathew Lodge Trustee 28 March 2025
None on record
James Clive Justin Weeks Trustee 21 September 2024
None on record
Dr Carolyn Bloore Trustee 21 September 2024
None on record
Victoria forrest Trustee 21 September 2024
None on record
Sophie Collins Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
Sebah Chaudhry Trustee 21 March 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.75m £1.67m £1.90m £1.76m £1.70m
Total expenditure £2.75m £2.15m £2.19m £2.70m £2.88m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £75.37k £58.92k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £19.34k £158.07k £152.59k £143.30k £62.30k
Income - Other trading activities £45.27k £17.27k £25.04k £37.97k £40.82k
Income - Charitable activities £1.55m £1.40m £1.65m £1.53m £1.53m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £139.46k £100.94k £74.38k £51.17k £58.88k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £75.00k £0 £143.30k £15.95k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.71m £2.14m £2.17m £2.61m £2.86m
Expenditure - Raising funds £38.78k £15.79k £18.66k £98.94k £19.07k
Expenditure - Governance £236.37k £194.47k £173.66k £236.96k £319.58k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £16.81k £15.79k £13.96k £12.56k £8.74k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £3.72m £3.48m £2.96m £2.92m £2.48m
Long-term investments £3.06m £2.76m £3.01m £1.71m £0
Other assets £877.02k £843.48k £840.23k £769.28k £1.92m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £556.68k £545.34k £567.30k £628.64k £735.83k

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 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

ROYAL CHARTER DATED 27 JULY 2004

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN DOING SO TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The Royal Photographic Society
337-340 Paintworks
Arnos Vale
BRISTOL
BS4 3AR
Phone:
01173164450
Email:
finance@rps.org
Website:

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