Royal Humane Society

Analysis

Royal Humane Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Humane Society reported income of £135k and spending of £184k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £54k to £135k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 141% 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 Humane Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lonsdale Community Centre Ltd (£135k), Wolfram Syndrome UK (£135k) and Ellys Extra Care Limited (£135k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.