THE ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 221850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RNS

PROMOTION OF INTEREST STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN NUMISMATICS

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Latest income
£366k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £946,987 at 31 December 2024, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees maintain that general funds are normally kept between two and three years of normal annual expenditure, a level supported by the current unrestricted and designated fund balances. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two and three years normal annual expenditure (held: £307k)
“The level of General Funds is normally maintained at an amount between two and three years normal annual expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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£366k£82k
31/12/2023£56k£94k
31/12/2022£87k£68k
31/12/2021£39k£62k
31/12/2020£66k£93k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £946,987 at 31 December 2024, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees maintain that general funds are normally kept between two and three years of normal annual expenditure, a level supported by the current unrestricted and designated fund balances. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL NUMERACY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY£366k—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL NUMERACY FY2024£2.2m——above—no doubt
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES FY2025£27.0m——above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND TRUST FUND FY2025£220k—0above—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

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