ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Registered charity 213620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Our aim is to improve/disseminate knowledge of insect science. We organise meetings of a general/specialist nature where scientific knowledge is presented. The relationship of insects to ecology, conservation, food, animal or human health being a part of the science. We publish academic journals and identification guides for the general public and scientists. Our membership is international
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £21.37 million, with free unrestricted reserves of £2.8 million, which is ahead of the stated policy target of 12 to 18 months of annual unrestricted operating expenditure. The charity reports a net increase in total funds of £617k for the year, driven by operational income and significant gains on investments, indicating a robust financial position.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 to 18 months of annual unrestricted operating expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“the general fund (free reserves) threshold is set at 12 to 18 months of annual unrestricted operating expenditure; this is budgeted to be between £1.5m to £2.2m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RES Trading Limited
“RES Trading Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Entomological Society of London, is incorporated in England and Wales (unlisted investments).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
RES TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Profit before tax: £383
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £383
- Debtors include £10,101 (2025) / £384 (2024) owed by group undertakings.
“A gift aid donation was made to the parent charity, Royal Entomological Society of London, during the year of £383.”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Simon Ward — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Emilie Aimé — Director of Publishing (source)
- David Ross — Director of Publishing (Interim) (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £4.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£176k
Reserves (reported)
£21.3m
Reported reserves equal ~153.1 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 (82% 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: 11.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/06/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Professor Jane Stoutchair
- Anastasia Uglow
- Dr ALLAN DOUGLAS WATT
- Dr GUDBJORG INGA ARADOTTIR
- Dr Hayley Jones
- Dr Heather Campbell
- Dr Liam Crowley
- Dr RICHARD HARRINGTON
- Dr Rebecca Anne Farley-Brown
- Dr SHAUN LESLIE WINTERTON
- Musonda Moses
- Professor Seirian Rose Sumner
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £21.37 million, with free unrestricted reserves of £2.8 million, which is ahead of the stated policy target of 12 to 18 months of annual unrestricted operating expenditure. The charity reports a net increase in total funds of £617k for the year, driven by operational income and significant gains on investments, indicating a robust financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON as a grant recipient include PROJECT GIVING BACK, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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