ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Registered charity 1146162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSTMH
The Society exists to promote and advance the study, control and prevention of diseases in man and other animals in the tropics; it publishes two scientific journals, runs a calendar of scientific meetings and runs a grants programme.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus of £61,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss from the previous year. Total income increased to £2,194,328, driven by growth in grants and journals, while total expenditure rose to £2,132,425. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,275,865, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of approximately £400,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months’ operating activity, around £400,000 (held: £1.3m)
“The policy for the Society is to hold free reserves to cover six months’ operating activity, around £400,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RSTMH (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr Wendy Harrison — Co-President (source)
- Professor Margaret Gyapong — Co-President (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) — “We are excited to announce today a three-year partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) which will strengthen the sk…” (source page)
- Sightsavers — “RSTMH is delighted to announce a new three-year partnership with Sightsavers.” (source page)
- Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) — “We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between RSTMH and Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF).” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Boakye Boatin
- Dr Buddha Basnyat
- Dr George Varghese
- Dr Olufemi Adewole Adewole
- Dr Yusuff Adegboyega Yusuff FRSPH MPH
- Dr james whitworth
- Professor Christopher Martin Parry
- Professor David Mabey CBE
- Professor Kathryn Maitland
- Professor Margaret Gyapong
- Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale
- Tijana Williams MBA MPHIL
- Timothy Hazell
- Wendy Harrison
- adam roberts
- sarah rafferty
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Camden
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus of £61,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss from the previous year. Total income increased to £2,194,328, driven by growth in grants and journals, while total expenditure rose to £2,132,425. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,275,865, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of approximately £400,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Government & lottery funding
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