The Royal College of Pathologists

Analysis

The Royal College of Pathologists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1970, 56 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 sponsors or undertakes research, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Royal College of Pathologists reported income of £10.5m and spending of £10.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £10.5m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Pathologists 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 County Air Ambulance Trust (£10.5m), Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) (£10.5m) and The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (£10.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, trading 21% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 80 people.