The Royal Philatelic Society, London

Analysis

The Royal Philatelic Society, London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00092352). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Philatelic Society, London reported income of £803k and spending of £936k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £826k to £803k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Royal Philatelic Society, London sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torah Temimoh Primary School (£803k), The Fitzwygram Foundation (£803k) and Essex & Thames Education (£800k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 36%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £13.3m would cover about 171 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

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.