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SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES

Registered charity 210644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMAN SOCIETY

The Society is the leading organisation in the UK for those interested in the study of Rome and the Roman Empire. Its scope is wide, covering Roman history, archaeology, literature and art to about A.D. 700. It supports a programme of publication, a large library, summer schools, archaeology, and an annual lecture programme. It makes annual grants to schools and archaeological projects.

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Latest income
£424k
Latest spending
£399k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £3,442,623, driven by a net investment gain of £138,421 and operational surplus. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,182,613 significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £299,000, representing more than nine months of operational costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 - £70,000 per annum” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 9 months' operational costs (held: £1.2m)
“the Council's current policy is to maintain them at around at least 9 months' operational costs, which would currently be about £299,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Society and Hellenic Society jointly own HARL, a related party managing the Joint Library.
“The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies is, together with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (SPHS), a joint member of The Hellenic and Roman Library (HARL), a charitable company limited by guarantee.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£424k£399k
31/12/2023£451k£426k
31/12/2022£489k£450k
31/12/2021£453k£367k
31/12/2020£427k£365k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £3,442,623, driven by a net investment gain of £138,421 and operational surplus. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,182,613 significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £299,000, representing more than nine months of operational costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES as a grant recipient include THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k

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
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART2£63k
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES1£5.9m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£150k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£66k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£66k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION1£25k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 18511£20k
THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST1£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES£424k£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME FY2025£2.7m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON FY2025£2.6m——below—no doubt
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FY2025£684k£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HELLENIC STUDIES FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY FY2024£387k—0above—no doubt

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