Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Analysis

Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07941827). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £2.2m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stapely Jewish Care Home Ltd (£2.2m), The Bevern Trust (£2.2m) and Home for Aged Jews (Liverpool and District) (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.