THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY

Registered charity 277981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, THE SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1979

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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
30/09/2025£3.2m£3.5m
30/09/2024£3.4m£3.3m
30/09/2023£2.8m£3.1m
30/09/2022£2.8m£2.7m
30/09/2021£2.8m£2.5m

Common questions

Who funds THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY as a grant recipient include THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETYFY2024£18k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/01/2014£69k"Biology: changing the world and inspiring and celebrating great biologists around the UK"