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ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 208222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROMOTION OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SCIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL GRANTS; SUPPORT TO WEATHER-RELATED SAFETY CRITICAL SERVICES; PUBLICATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE RELATED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a good financial position with total reserves of £3,013k, which are above the stated policy target of 12-24 months of annual expenditure. Although the charity reported an operating deficit of £91k, this was offset by investment gains, resulting in a small overall surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Publishing (64% of income)
“Publishing income remains the mainstay of the Society’s income with £924k (2024 restated: £1,187k).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12-24 months of annual expenditure (held: £3.0m)
“It is considered that the level of reserves appropriate to meet the above requirements is within the range of 12-24 months of annual expenditure.” — page 75
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£200k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~17.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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: 13.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a good financial position with total reserves of £3,013k, which are above the stated policy target of 12-24 months of annual expenditure. Although the charity reported an operating deficit of £91k, this was offset by investment gains, resulting in a small overall surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

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
SOCIETE GENERALE UK FOUNDATION1£650k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£602k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£601k
LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST1£593k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£220k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£150k
THE JANUS FOUNDATION1£135k
Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation1£100k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE FY2025£13.7m——above48.0%no doubt
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.5m—1below—no doubt
ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY FY2024£2.3munclear—unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY FY2024£2.4m——above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION FY2024£564k—0above—no doubt

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