FRIENDS OF RCSI

Registered charity 1183659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further the charitable purpose to advance education in medicine and health sciences including surgical science, funding is provided for research and other educational activities in the programmes of RCSI. This benefits the public in the treatment of various illnesses and medical conditions, particularly through the high level training and skills development of health professionals.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES INCLUDING SURGICAL SCIENCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £4,933 at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient as the charity employs no staff and has no contractual obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £60,440, largely driven by grants paid out of raised funds, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £92,802 to £32,362. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific policy target stated; Trustees consider they don't need to hold free reserves as a matter of course (held: £5k)

“The Trustees consider that they don’t need to hold free reserves as a matter of course.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

NADEEM ELAHI MOGHALchair
Anne Sarah Gibbons
Dr Maurice Jackson
Dr Paula Cowan
Dr Rafael Gafoor
Hilal Bahia
Marilyn Poynter
Martin Holt
Owen Owens
Tom Francis Browne

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£28k	£88k
30/09/2024	£88k	£25k
30/09/2023	£26k	£32k
30/09/2022	£33k	£30k
30/09/2021	£27k	£56k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF RCSI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £4,933 at year-end, which the Trustees consider sufficient as the charity employs no staff and has no contractual obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £60,440, largely driven by grants paid out of raised funds, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £92,802 to £32,362. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.