01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 September 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,444,217
- Latest expenditure
- £1,535,175
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 104 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7LL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rmets.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
PROMOTION OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SCIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL GRANTS; SUPPORT TO WEATHER-RELATED SAFETY CRITICAL SERVICES; PUBLICATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE RELATED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,444,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,535,175
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,422,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,543,059
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,299
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,281,186
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,263,843
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,231,186
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,147,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,031,216
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,444,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,535,175
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 651
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,422,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,543,059
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 600
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,299
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,281,186
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 574
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,263,843
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,231,186
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 641
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,147,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,031,216
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 495
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 252951
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 980059
- Income Investments
- 50628
- Income Other
- 160579
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1444217
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £200,322
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,279,933
- Expenditure Other
- 54920
- Expenditure Total
- 1535175
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 9600
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 675294
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11827
- Gain Loss Investment
- 96974
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,236,148
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1954149
- Assets Own Use
- 566750
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1387399
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,336,346
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £277,956
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,012,539
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 277956
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,026,157
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3012539
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3012539
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 244315
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 951507
- Income Investments
- 53377
- Income Other
- 173565
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1422764
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £160,829
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,319,345
- Expenditure Other
- 62885
- Expenditure Total
- 1543059
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 695461
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 50495
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,689,869
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1855221
- Assets Own Use
- 575596
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1279625
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,118,657
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £284,009
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,689,869
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 284009
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,076,709
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2689869
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2689869
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 235836
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 907909
- Income Investments
- 50118
- Income Other
- 150436
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1344299
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £117,179
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,085,074
- Expenditure Other
- 78933
- Expenditure Total
- 1281186
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 615846
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12769
- Gain Loss Investment
- 65757
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,759,069
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1775742
- Assets Own Use
- 583419
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1192323
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,317,763
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £334,436
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,759,069
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 334436
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,271,842
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2759069
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2759069
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 834
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18416
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1206148
- Income Investments
- 30296
- Income Other
- 8149
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1263843
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,361
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,150,825
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1231186
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 8562
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4873
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 951931
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12459
- Gain Loss Investment
- -107021
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,630,199
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1696745
- Assets Own Use
- 592462
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1104283
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,131,994
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £198,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 43627
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,630,199
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 198540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,037,822
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2630199
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2630199
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1633
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10285
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1085871
- Income Investments
- 27380
- Income Other
- 21896
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1147065
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £51,161
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £980,055
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1031216
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 8780
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5322
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 887182
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4967
- Gain Loss Investment
- 106063
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,737,220
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1796280
- Assets Own Use
- 555349
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1240931
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,186,393
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £245,453
- Assets Current Investment
- 27493
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,737,220
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 245453
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,090,314
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2737220
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2737220
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-09-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 27/01/1866
- Charitable Objects
- PROMOTION OR THE SCIENCE OF METEOROLGY IN EVERY ASPECT.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures