Royal Meteorological Society

Analysis

Royal Meteorological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Meteorological Society reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Royal Meteorological Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Defense Fund UK (£1.4m), Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial (£1.5m) and The Institute of Quarrying (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.