The Royal College of Radiologists

Analysis

The Royal College of Radiologists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 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. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal College of Radiologists reported income of £15.2m and spending of £14.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.8m to £15.2m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. 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, The Royal College of Radiologists sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 North London Hospice (£15.1m), Lehachzikom (£15.2m) and Freedom From Torture (£15.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, trading 22% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £217k. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.