The Royal Bath and West of England Society

Analysis

The Royal Bath and West of England Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02931640). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Bath and West of England Society reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £4.0m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Royal Bath and West of England Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Media Centre Limited (£4.0m), Cumbria Theatre Trust (£4.0m) and The Green Room Foundation Ltd (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 93%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.