THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON
Registered charity 210508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Charity plays a leading role in the delivery of high quality patient care, by high standards of medical practice and promoting clinical excellence. The Charity provides Physicians in the UK and overseas with education, training and support throughout their careers. The Charity also advises and works with Government, the public, patients and other professions to improve healthcare.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net unrestricted operating loss of £181k for the year, though a surplus of £377k was achieved after adjusting for trust fund transfers. Free reserves net of lease liabilities stood at £13m, representing close to four months of unrestricted operational expenditure, which the trustees consider a significant improvement on the prior year. The Board of Trustees confirmed that adequate levels of cash and reserves exist to support the charity on a going concern basis through at least September 2026.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations totalling £333 (2023: £933) were received from two trustees in the year (2023: 3).” — page 77
“The total transactions in the year from the RCP Regent’s Park Limited to the RCP totalled £2,356k, with the RCP as at 31 December 2024 owing the trading company £1,648k in relation to an intercompany balance.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary transactions
“Donations totalling £333 (2023: £933) were received from two trustees in the year (2023: 3).” — page 77
“The total transactions in the year from the RCP Regent’s Park Limited to the RCP totalled £2,356k, with the RCP as at 31 December 2024 owing the trading company £1,648k in relation to an intercompany balance.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The King's Fund independent learning review commissioned following EGM; recommendations accepted and action plan developed.
“Following the EGM, we commissioned The King’s Fund to undertake an independent review to support our learning. We accepted the report’s recommendations in full and developed an action plan to implement them.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Property (HM Land Registry)
13 registered titles 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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (62,228 followers) · instagram (14K followers) · linkedin (66,012 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£503k
Reserves (reported)
£12.8m
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Anne Marie Millar
- Dominic Whittle
- Dr Diana Marion Walford · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Eileen Burns
- Dr Ganesh Subramanian
- Dr Hilary Jane Williams
- Dr Omar Mustafa
- Katie Smith
- Professor John Bateson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Professor Mumtaz Patel
- Professor Rowan Harwood
- Professor Simon Bowman · trustee of 3 other charities
- Professor Thomas Solomon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net unrestricted operating loss of £181k for the year, though a surplus of £377k was achieved after adjusting for trust fund transfers. Free reserves net of lease liabilities stood at £13m, representing close to four months of unrestricted operational expenditure, which the trustees consider a significant improvement on the prior year. The Board of Trustees confirmed that adequate levels of cash and reserves exist to support the charity on a going concern basis through at least September 2026. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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