Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Analysis
Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1972, 54 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.5m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liver UK (£2.5m), Glasallt Fawr - Camphill Centre (£2.5m) and Lambeth Elfrida Rathbone Society (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £127k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 98%
- Trading 1.4%
- Investments 0.9%
In the charity's own words
To promote the advancement of education in public health, to develop public health with a view to maintaining the highest possible standards of professional competence and practice and to act as an authoritative body for the purpose of consultation in matters of educational or public interest concerning public health
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Liver UK | Winchester | £2.5m |
| Glasallt Fawr - Camphill Centre | Llangadog | £2.5m |
| Lambeth Elfrida Rathbone Society | London | £2.5m |
| The London Central Mosque (Algame) Fund | London | £2.5m |