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THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Registered charity 1122689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE · also registered in Scotland as SC044373 (OSCR)

The college is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in emergency medicine. The college works to ensure high quality care by setting & monitoring standards of care, and providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to emergency medicine.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£13.0m
Latest spending
£13.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £361,480 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees note that free reserves of £838,632 are below the stated policy target of £3 million, but confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its obligations for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,001 - £170,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£160,001 to £170,000 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Subscriptions (39% of income)
“Subscriptions 5,096,054 39%”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £839k; policy: six months’ overhead costs)
“As at 31 December 2024, the College held free reserves of £838,632 (2023: £1,281,814), which is below the targeted level.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dr Maya Naravi, a Trustee, serves as a member of the Advisory Panel Laboratories, a sponsor of the College. Abbott Laboratories has sponsored several of our events... Sponsorship income received from Abbott Laboratories totaled £33,000 in 2023 (2022: £0).
“Dr Maya Naravi, a Trustee, serves as a member of the Advisory Panel Laboratories, a sponsor of the College. Abbott Laboratories has sponsored several of our events, including the Annual Scientific and CPD Conferences. Sponsorship income received from Abbott Laboratories totaled £33,000 in 2023 (2022: £0). ” — page 69
“Sponsorship income received from Abbott Laboratories totaled £33,000 in 2023 (2022: £0).” — page 69
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document does not state the 2024 sponsorship amount from Abbott or any other related party transactions for the current year, only referencing 2023 figures in the context of the related party disclosure.
“Dr Maya Naravi, a Trustee, serves as a member of the Advisory Panel Laboratories, a sponsor of the College. Abbott Laboratories has sponsored several of our events, including the Annual Scientific and CPD Conferences. Sponsorship income received from Abbott Laboratories totaled £33,000 in 2023 (2022: £0). ” — page 69
“Sponsorship income received from Abbott Laboratories totaled £33,000 in 2023 (2022: £0).” — page 69
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £9.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£13.0m
Total spending
£13.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£839k
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£13.0m£13.4m
31/12/2023£10.9m£11.2m
31/12/2022£9.6m£9.8m
31/12/2021£8.8m£8.1m
31/12/2020£6.9m£6.2m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £361,480 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees note that free reserves of £838,632 are below the stated policy target of £3 million, but confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its obligations for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,001 - £170,000 band.

Who funds THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE as a grant recipient include GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2024£254k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government10/12/2024£172kISTV Data Collection and Quality Improvement
UK government25/10/2023£156kISTV Data Collection and Quality Improvement

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DINWOODIE CHARITABLE COMPANY2£185k
GAMBLEAWARE1£351k
JAMES PERCY FOUNDATION1£274k
THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING1£250k
Fight for Sight1£238k
ROSETREES1£120k
GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY1£63k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION1£53k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE£13.0m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS FY2025£53.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FY2025£7.9m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON FY2024£44.4m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS FY2025£28.6m——above—no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH FY2025£21.6m——below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.