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THE ROYAL BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY

Registered charity 1039397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a small surplus of £38k for the year, driven by improved trading in its subsidiaries, while unrestricted funds increased to £4,913k. The trustees confirmed the entity is a going concern based on cash flow forecasts to March 2026 and banking arrangements, despite consolidated net current liabilities of £162k. The charity maintains adequate liquidity through banking facilities while its liquid reserves remain below the stated policy target.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 member of staff had emoluments, excluding pension contributions, in the banding £130,000-£140,000” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of overhead costs and target liquid reserves of £500k (held: £4.9m)
“The level of reserves should be sufficient to cover at least 3 months of overhead costs of the Society and target liquid reserves are £500k.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bath & West Enterprises Limited, Bath and West Shows Limited, Bath and West Estates Management Company Limited, British Cheese Awards Limited
“The financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bath & West Enterprises Limited, Bath and West Shows Limited, Bath and West Estates Management Company Limited, and British Cheese Awards Limited” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£4.9m
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.0m£4.0m
31/12/2023£3.1m£3.4m
31/12/2022£3.0m£3.1m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.9m
31/12/2020£700k£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a small surplus of £38k for the year, driven by improved trading in its subsidiaries, while unrestricted funds increased to £4,913k. The trustees confirmed the entity is a going concern based on cash flow forecasts to March 2026 and banking arrangements, despite consolidated net current liabilities of £162k. The charity maintains adequate liquidity through banking facilities while its liquid reserves remain below the stated policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

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THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£40k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£3k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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