ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY

Registered charity 226748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Through youth empowerment, education and high-level advocacy, the RCS champions the importance of literacy, equality and inclusion, the environment and connected communities in the Commonwealth. Non-partisan and independent, we convene and connect Commonwealth political and diplomatic representatives, as well as industry, civil society, academic and business leaders, on a wide range of issues.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£226k

Latest spending

£264k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by approximately 35.4% to £226,363, resulting in a small net deficit of £8,116 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £495,813, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months of core costs (£75,000). The charity holds rent-free offices for a renewable five-year term, reducing overhead costs, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core costs (held: £496k)

“That the Society should hold a minimum of six months of core costs. The quantum is defined as £75,000.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House RC000469

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Commonwealth Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/12/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Cooper OBEchair
PAUL GREEN · trustee of 2 other charities
Ravi Suchak
Sarah Constantine Haidry · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£226k	£264k
31/03/2024	£324k	£239k
31/03/2023	£348k	£373k
31/03/2022	£367k	£312k
31/03/2021	£349k	£280k

Common questions

Is ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by approximately 35.4% to £226,363, resulting in a small net deficit of £8,116 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £495,813, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months of core costs (£75,000). The charity holds rent-free offices for a renewable five-year term, reducing overhead costs, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£200