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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY

Registered charity 231469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity seeks out and reward those persons who:at personal risk, save or endeavour to save life by rescue, or;effect a successful resuscitation.

Objects

TO SEEK OUT AND REWARD THE PRESERVATION, WHERE BRAVERY IS CONCERNED, AND RESTORATION OF LIFE AND TO BESTOW AWARDS FOR THIS. TO HOLD PARTICULARS OF THE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION EMPLOYED, THE PATIENT'S REACTION AND TO CIRCULATE THESE DETAILS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£135k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,093,655, an increase of £7,309 from the previous year. The trustees' reserves policy is to maintain free reserves sufficient to meet three months' resources expended. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiners' attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received remuneration amounting to more than £50,000 in 2025 as they did in 2024.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received remuneration amounting to more than £50,000 in 2025 as they did in 2024.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 months’ resources expended (held: £1.1m)
“maintain free reserves (that part of the fund that is not committed or invested in fixed asset investments) at a level sufficient to meet 3 months’ resources expended.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£135k£184k
31/12/2024£205k£241k
31/12/2023£132k£176k
31/12/2022£99k£144k
31/12/2021£54k£139k

Common questions

Is ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,093,655, an increase of £7,309 from the previous year. The trustees' reserves policy is to maintain free reserves sufficient to meet three months' resources expended. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiners' attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £50,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2024£9kHealth
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k

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 PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£1.2m
THE LATE GWYNETH MON WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST1£246k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£160k
THE VALERIE EVELYN MORANT TRUST1£151k
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST1£100k
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION1£65k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY£135kmore than £50,0001unclear—no doubt
HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY FY2024£246k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. FY2024£6.2m——unclear1.4%no doubt
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION FY2025£286.7mmore than £60,000125within—no doubt
CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF ROMSEY TEST TRUST FUND FY2025£100k—0below—no doubt

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