CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS

Registered charity 212513 · organisation 212513

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
15 January 1963
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00083239
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£922,501
Latest expenditure
£315,893
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 108 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, LONDON, SW7 3RA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.sculptors.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Established over 100 years ago, the Society promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. It aims to inspire, inform and engage everyone with sculpture and to support sculptors' development of their practice to the highest professional standards.

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
27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£922,501
Total Gross Expenditure
£315,893
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
11 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£536,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£447,374
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
30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£410,087
Total Gross Expenditure
£407,663
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 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£602,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£289,072
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
27 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£651,761
Total Gross Expenditure
£314,008

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
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£922,501
Total Gross Expenditure
£315,893
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
2
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
11 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£536,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£447,374
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
1
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
30 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£410,087
Total Gross Expenditure
£407,663
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
No
Count Volunteers
20
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 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£602,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£289,072
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
2
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
27 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£651,761
Total Gross Expenditure
£314,008
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
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3

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
27 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
762247
Income Other Trading Activities
117688
Income Charitable Activities
7385
Income Investments
7338
Income Other
27843
Income Total Income And Endowments
922501
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£315,893
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
315893
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18939
Expenditure Support Costs
24073
Expenditure Depreciation
163
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£336,849
Assets Total Fixed
2026444
Assets Own Use
2026444
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£856,575
Assets Total Liabilities
£71,097
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,811,922
Creditors One Year Total Current
71097
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£825,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
336849
Funds Restricted
2475073
Funds Total
2811922
Count Employees
4
Consolidated 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
11 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
349961
Income Other Trading Activities
100125
Income Charitable Activities
6690
Income Investments
6895
Income Other
73321
Income Total Income And Endowments
536992
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£447,374
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
447374
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18670
Expenditure Support Costs
23001
Expenditure Depreciation
1534
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£244,483
Assets Total Fixed
1923548
Assets Own Use
1923548
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£352,077
Assets Total Liabilities
£70,311
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,205,314
Creditors One Year Total Current
70311
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£332,128
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
244483
Funds Restricted
1960831
Funds Total
2205314
Count Employees
4
Consolidated 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 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
492396
Income Other Trading Activities
96251
Income Charitable Activities
3915
Income Investments
928
Income Other
8693
Income Total Income And Endowments
602183
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£265,696
Expenditure Other
23376
Expenditure Total
289072
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20685
Expenditure Support Costs
23376
Expenditure Depreciation
3326
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£120,000
Assets Total Fixed
1798935
Assets Own Use
1798935
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£381,275
Assets Total Liabilities
£66,938
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,113,272
Creditors One Year Total Current
66938
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£356,346
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1166468
Funds Restricted
946804
Funds Total
2113272
Count Employees
4
Consolidated 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
27 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
387215
Income Other Trading Activities
101128
Income Charitable Activities
48818
Income Investments
36
Income Other
114564
Income Total Income And Endowments
651761
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£291,614
Expenditure Other
22394
Expenditure Total
314008
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19262
Expenditure Support Costs
22394
Expenditure Depreciation
3651
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£60,000
Assets Total Fixed
1027968
Assets Own Use
1027968
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£878,111
Assets Total Liabilities
£105,918
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,800,161
Creditors One Year Total Current
105918
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£871,983
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1150115
Funds Restricted
650046
Funds Total
1800161
Count Employees
5
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-07-26T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
3940839
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1064519
Assoc Charity Name
PUBLIC MONUMENTS AND SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION
Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1963-01-15T00:00:00
Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-02-27T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
1005651
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1005651
Assoc Charity Name
THE CONSTANCE FUND

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/1904AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/04/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/10/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/07/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 APR 2018 as amended on 01 Jul 2020 as amended on 11 Dec 2020
Charitable Objects
THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF SCULPTURE
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
88775
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROYAL BRITISH SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS
Charity Name Id
88758
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
R B S
Charity Name Id
88782
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH SCULPTORS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures