01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 May 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00186522
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £539,418
- Latest expenditure
- £514,045
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY, 48 Great Marlborough Street, LONDON, W1F 7BB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The RPS seeks to create a future for music through the encouragement of creativity, the recognition of excellence and the promotion of understanding. Artistic activities focus on composers and young musicians and through a series of awards and discussion it seeks to raise the public consciousness of the finest music making today and create a forum for debate about the direction of classical music.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £539,418
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £514,045
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £293,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £458,624
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £840,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,607
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £391,766
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £537,281
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £775,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £614,666
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £539,418
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £514,045
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £293,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £458,624
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £840,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,607
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £391,766
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £537,281
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £775,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £614,666
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 270496
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 187920
- Income Investments
- 79529
- Income Other
- 1473
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 539418
- Income Legacies
- 90263
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £38,330
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £475,715
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 514045
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4671
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5040
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 80132
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2361
- Gain Loss Investment
- 30468
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 25842
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £160,780
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1968530
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1968530
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £244,030
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,264
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,197,296
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15264
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £203,803
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 607990
- Funds Restricted
- 1589306
- Funds Total
- 2197296
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 674369
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 88485
- Income Investments
- 74356
- Income Other
- 3480
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 840690
- Income Legacies
- 502010
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £32,296
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £492,311
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 524607
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3934
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 47500
- Expenditure Governance
- 4760
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 72739
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -67964
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £139,809
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1804123
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1804123
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £380,743
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,544
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,170,322
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14544
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £329,642
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 633351
- Funds Restricted
- 1536971
- Funds Total
- 2170322
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 352597
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 393157
- Income Investments
- 23920
- Income Other
- 5582
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 775256
- Income Legacies
- 275438
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £35,165
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £579,501
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 614666
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18813
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 67500
- Expenditure Governance
- 4475
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 66383
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 787
- Gain Loss Investment
- 251113
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 251113
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £495,143
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1864086
- Assets Own Use
- 787
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1863299
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £369,385
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £90,360
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,143,111
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90360
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £350,499
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 746927
- Funds Restricted
- 1396184
- Funds Total
- 2143111
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-10-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5028083
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1151949
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE AMBACHE CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-10T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1001457
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1001457
- Assoc Charity Name
- GERALD MOORE AWARD FUND
- Charity Name
- ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-05-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/12/1922AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/1932AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/05/1933AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/05/1939AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/06/1955AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/12/1963AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/07/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/01/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 APR 2019 as amended on 10 May 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENCOURAGE AN APPRECIATION BY THE PUBLIC OF THE ART OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR TO DO SO THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN SOCIETY AND THROUGH ACTIVITIES WHICH FALL WITHIN THE CONCEPTS OF PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC, ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN MUSIC AND GIVING RECOGNITION TO EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 107606
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 107631
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY PRIZES FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 107609
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY PRIZE FUND
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures