The Royal Society of Medicine

Analysis

The Royal Society of Medicine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Royal Society of Medicine reported income of £13.7m and spending of £14.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8.2m to £13.7m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Royal Society of Medicine 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Barnabas Hospice Trust (Lincolnshire) (£13.7m), The Church of Pentecost - UK (£13.8m) and St Cuthbert's Care (£13.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, charitable activities 45%, investments 4.6% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 142 people.