01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 28 November 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
- Latest income
- £1,591,270
- Latest expenditure
- £2,156,922
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Royal Entomological Society, The Mansion House, Chiswell Green Lane, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3NS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.royensoc.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our aim is to improve/disseminate knowledge of insect science. We organise meetings of a general/specialist nature where scientific knowledge is presented. The relationship of insects to ecology, conservation, food, animal or human health being a part of the science. We publish academic journals and identification guides for the general public and scientists. Our membership is international
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,591,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,156,922
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,538,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,666,510
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,654,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,776,908
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,581,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,499,602
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,207,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,086,198
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,591,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,156,922
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,538,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,666,510
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7917
- Income From Government Grants
- £105,467
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 34
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,654,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,776,908
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £99,592
- 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 Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,581,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,499,602
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 125
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,207,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,086,198
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- 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 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 100
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 32549
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 20980
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1348330
- Income Investments
- 160423
- Income Other
- 28988
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1591270
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £202,178
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,954,744
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2156922
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 61677
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 30000
- Expenditure Governance
- 17793
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 967003
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62366
- Gain Loss Investment
- 519893
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £21,134,143
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23381971
- Assets Own Use
- 9677929
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13704042
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,530,787
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,584,577
- Assets Current Investment
- 1050000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,328,181
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4584577
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £908,623
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21134143
- Funds Restricted
- 194038
- Funds Total
- 21328181
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13619
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9890
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1262375
- Income Investments
- 237902
- Income Other
- 14867
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1538653
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £175,729
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,490,781
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1666510
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 64784
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 20000
- Expenditure Governance
- 11237
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 610031
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 98195
- Gain Loss Investment
- -744937
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £21,257,842
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19084133
- Assets Own Use
- 5713627
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13370506
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,430,126
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £140,319
- Assets Current Investment
- 1050000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,373,940
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 140319
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £837,285
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21257842
- Funds Restricted
- 116098
- Funds Total
- 21373940
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 291029
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 39350
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1069647
- Income Investments
- 244629
- Income Other
- 9754
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1654409
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £200,190
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,576,718
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1776908
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 99613
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 12000
- Expenditure Governance
- 21684
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 604475
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43262
- Gain Loss Investment
- 967022
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 829400
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £20,631,762
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19287764
- Assets Own Use
- 5710836
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13576928
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,556,704
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £87,608
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,756,860
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 87608
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,053,618
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20631762
- Funds Restricted
- 125098
- Funds Total
- 20756860
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 411155
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 982397
- Income Investments
- 183896
- Income Other
- 4247
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1581695
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,330
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,495,272
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1499602
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 127800
- Expenditure Governance
- 75453
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 610996
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39821
- Gain Loss Investment
- -620018
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £18,878,892
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17385644
- Assets Own Use
- 4911478
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12474166
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,702,592
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,579
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,006,657
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81579
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,246,385
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18878892
- Funds Restricted
- 127765
- Funds Total
- 19006657
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 91
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 991215
- Income Investments
- 101006
- Income Other
- 115068
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1207380
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £100,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £986,198
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1086198
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 100000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 12250
- Expenditure Governance
- 876
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 482731
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11731
- Gain Loss Investment
- 164941
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,544,588
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17848003
- Assets Own Use
- 5694981
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12153022
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,480,238
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £783,659
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,544,582
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 783659
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,482,818
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19397001
- Funds Restricted
- 147581
- Funds Total
- 19544582
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-06-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1045747
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1045747
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE L J GOODMAN INSECT PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH TRUST
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-11-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- FOUNDED 1833 ROYAL CHARTER 1885 AND BYE-LAWS as amended on 07 Oct 2020 as amended on 03 Mar 2021 as amended on 25 Aug 2021
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE EXCLUSIVELY.
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 106505
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment