BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION
Registered charity 304477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The aim of the Institution is to promote, in the Bath and North East Somerset area, an interest in the arts and sciences, and to provide, through archives and collections, resources for education, research and enjoyment. This is aided by the provision of a variety of exhibitions and a diverse programme of lectures, discussions and meetings.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased from £3,873,291 to £3,766,678 due to a net expenditure of £106,613, driven by higher resource expenditures than incoming resources. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £544k)
“The Income Generating Fund covers item (iii) above and the Directors aim to hold £500,000 to generate income to spend on charitable activities, this balance currently stands at £230,914.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases of annual memberships by related parties at arm's length.
“In the year, the only related party transactions were purchases of annual memberships, all of which are in line with the normal course of business and the transactions were completed at an arm's length basis.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 March 2026)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CALABRIA-HOLLEY, Juliana, Dr — director, appointed 19/02/2026not on trustee list
- BRANT, Graham John — director, appointed 01/11/2025not on trustee list
- SMITH, Claire Beadsmore — director, appointed 17/03/2025not on trustee list
- LAW, John — director, appointed 23/10/2024not on trustee list
- WYNNE HUGHES, Adam Rhys — director, appointed 09/05/2024not on trustee list
- KELLY, Katrina — director, appointed 14/03/2024not on trustee list
- GOODING, Julian Charles Dalmage — director, appointed 25/10/2023not on trustee list
- WASMUHT, Andreas Alexej — director, appointed 25/10/2023not on trustee list
- BUDD OBE, Christopher John, Professor — director, appointed 25/10/2023not on trustee list
- BURTON, Mary Saunders — director, appointed 12/10/2022not on trustee list
- HALL, David Charles — director, appointed 04/09/2020not on trustee list
- WILLSON, Jolyon Peter, Dr — director, appointed 19/03/2020not on trustee list
- GADD, Ian Anders — director, appointed 12/09/2019not on trustee list
- GARDNER, Malcolm John — secretary, appointed 01/06/2012
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£171k
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £3,873,291 to £3,766,678 due to a net expenditure of £106,613, driven by higher resource expenditures than incoming resources. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.
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