THE LEARNED SOCIETY OF WALES

Registered charity 1168622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Learned Society of Wales is the national academy for arts and sciences. Our Fellowship brings together experts from across all academic fields and beyond. We use this collective knowledge to promote research, inspire learning, and provide independent policy advice

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £97,705 for the year, driven by a significant legacy gift and increased core funding from Medr. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £545,190, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering six months of core costs (£275,750). The accounts were independently examined with no material matters reported.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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

• Swansea University staff named as Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales swansea.ac.uk · 28/04/2026

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The University of Wales Trinity Saint David — “We are grateful to the following universities, who provide most of the Society’s core funding: The University of Wales Trinity Saint David a…” (source page)
• Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research — “We are grateful to Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (formerly known as HEFCW) for their ongoing core funding, designed t…” (source page)
• Williamson Trust — “We have formed a close working partnership with the Williamson Trust , a charitable trust that promotes education, health and wellbeing thro…” (source page)
• Welsh Government — “Our other recent funders include: Welsh Government Frances Hoggan Medal , Hugh Owen Medal , Trwy Brism Iaith symposium, Wales and the World …” (source page)
• Higher Education Funding Council for Wales — “Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Early Career Researchers’ Network , Wales and the World events, Dillwyn Medals” (source page)
• South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust — “South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust Events on STEMM themes, Menelaus Medal” (source page)
• Thriplow Charitable Trust — “Thriplow Charitable Trust Wales Studies research snapshot” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Sarah Jane Clyburn
• Elizabeth Tulip Treasure · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Ambreena Manji
• Professor Angharad Puw Davies
• Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens
• Professor David Ewart George Boucher
• Professor Faron George Moller
• Professor Helen Rosemary Griffiths
• Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen
• Professor Kirsti Bohata
• Professor Matthew Joseph Griffin
• Professor Mererid Puw Davies
• Professor Michael Charles Radcliffe Davies · trustee of 2 other charities
• Professor Michael Ivor Reed
• Professor Pedr ap Llwyd
• Professor Rachel Elizabeth Ashworth
• Professor Raluca Luria Radulescu · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Robert Jeffrey Beynon
• Professor SARA ELIN ROBERTS · trustee of 3 other charities
• Professor Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin
• Professor Siwan Manon Davies
• Professor Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY) income £157.6m
• ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES income £775k
• THE NATIONAL SOCIETY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND CHURCH IN WALES) FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION income £6.4m
• THE FEDERATION OF MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES OF WALES income £161k
• The Theosophical Society in England and Wales income £354k
• ADDYSG OEDOLION CYMRU / ADULT LEARNING WALES income £11.0m

Side by side with its peers

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