The Royal Institution of South Wales

Analysis

The Royal Institution of South Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00018359). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Royal Institution of South Wales reported income of £13k and spending of £6,507, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £15k to £13k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Institution of South Wales sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tetsworth Village Hall (£13k), Villa Lena Foundation (£13k) and Dudley International Piano Competition (£13k).