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
- £492,730
- Latest expenditure
- £645,260
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 14 STEPHENSON WAY, LONDON, NW1 2HD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalasiaticsociety.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The investigation and encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia. The Society promotes a number of activities in this field: lectures, research workshops and student events. It publishes works of scholarship and a journal. It maintains an important library including prints, drawings and manuscripts relating to the history, religions, languages, art and customs of Asia.
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
- 21 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £492,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £645,260
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £528,077
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £574,073
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £540,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,484
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £527,728
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £602,736
- 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
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £470,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £550,179
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
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
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £492,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £645,260
- 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 Volunteers
- 5
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £528,077
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £574,073
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £540,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,484
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £527,728
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £602,736
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- 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
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £470,435
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £550,179
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £46,911
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68273
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 285905
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 84570
- Income Other
- 89329
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 528077
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £16,518
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £557,555
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 574073
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 15012
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 157275
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 318810
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11698
- Gain Loss Investment
- 99659
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,490,216
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4976061
- Assets Own Use
- 2508117
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2467944
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £399,496
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £87,248
- Assets Current Investment
- 37933
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,288,309
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 87248
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £65,399
- Funds Endowment
- 13400
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4490216
- Funds Restricted
- 784693
- Funds Total
- 5288309
- Count Employees
- 6
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 25041
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 325717
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 100953
- Income Other
- 88758
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 540469
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,419
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £646,065
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 664484
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 15350
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 151258
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 298600
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43064
- Gain Loss Investment
- 31034
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,544,852
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4944661
- Assets Own Use
- 2562879
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2381782
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £472,569
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £182,584
- Assets Current Investment
- 110651
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,234,646
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 182584
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,610
- Funds Endowment
- 12535
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4544852
- Funds Restricted
- 677259
- Funds Total
- 5234646
- Count Employees
- 6
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16598
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 345322
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 91878
- Income Other
- 73930
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 527728
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,951
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £586,785
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 602736
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 15951
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 138724
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 285426
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43063
- Gain Loss Investment
- -321475
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,668,088
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5200986
- Assets Own Use
- 2619262
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2581724
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £289,824
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £163,183
- Assets Current Investment
- 87298
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,327,627
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 163183
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £91,920
- Funds Endowment
- 11935
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4668088
- Funds Restricted
- 647604
- Funds Total
- 5327627
- Count Employees
- 5
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
- 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 DATED 11/08/1824.
- Charitable Objects
- THE STUDY AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ARCHAEOLOGY, ART, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS OF THE EAST.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL AND WORLDWIDE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 40640
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures