01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 23 September 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £7,074,384
- Latest expenditure
- £5,606,892
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 0BQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ras.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Society promotes the study of astronomy and geophysics.
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 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,074,384
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,606,892
- 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
- 20 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,156,988
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,701,437
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,082,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,276,132
- 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
- 23 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,280,990
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,733,200
- 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 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,236,311
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,455,397
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 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,074,384
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,606,892
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 243
- 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
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,156,988
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,701,437
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,375
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,082,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,276,132
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,280,990
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,733,200
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,800
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- 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 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,236,311
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,455,397
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £13,492
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
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 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 53917
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 26779
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6511248
- Income Investments
- 482440
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7074384
- Income Legacies
- 27142
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,606,892
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5606892
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 320599
- Expenditure Governance
- 244850
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1711067
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 215058
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1225770
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,476,146
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24881794
- Assets Own Use
- 13269196
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11612598
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,355,601
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,573,893
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,663,502
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2380390
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2193503
- Assets Cash
- £7,435,551
- Funds Endowment
- 2286908
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25660119
- Funds Restricted
- 1716475
- Funds Total
- 29663502
- Count Employees
- 31
- 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
- 20 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 28069
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14373
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4609034
- Income Investments
- 505512
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5156988
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 1250
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,639
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,689,798
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4701437
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 257975
- Expenditure Governance
- 186225
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1540045
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 144759
- Gain Loss Investment
- 690815
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,879,686
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23836890
- Assets Own Use
- 13450062
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10386828
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,894,280
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,760,930
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,970,240
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2319071
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2441859
- Assets Cash
- £7,327,655
- Funds Endowment
- 2211487
- Funds Unrestricted
- 23454242
- Funds Restricted
- 1304511
- Funds Total
- 26970240
- Count Employees
- 25
- 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
- 19 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12167
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13181
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6627757
- Income Investments
- 429590
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7082695
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,615
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,256,517
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5276132
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 252511
- Expenditure Governance
- 161243
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1391909
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 125211
- Gain Loss Investment
- 540230
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,659,982
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19648908
- Assets Own Use
- 9952895
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9696013
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,467,712
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,292,746
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,823,874
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2228747
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 63999
- Assets Cash
- £7,415,452
- Funds Endowment
- 2180650
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22607102
- Funds Restricted
- 1036122
- Funds Total
- 25823874
- Count Employees
- 23
- 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
- 23 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16333
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9309
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5003318
- Income Investments
- 252030
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5280990
- Income Legacies
- 12324
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,313
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,690,887
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4733200
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 178412
- Expenditure Governance
- 153112
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1238075
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 122311
- Gain Loss Investment
- -717182
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,028,151
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19196829
- Assets Own Use
- 10041046
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9155783
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,995,101
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,714,849
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £23,477,081
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1643346
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 71503
- Assets Cash
- £4,853,609
- Funds Endowment
- 1924501
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20494288
- Funds Restricted
- 1058292
- Funds Total
- 23477081
- Count Employees
- 24
- 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
- 31 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 173687
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 25691
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4832960
- Income Investments
- 203973
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5236311
- Income Legacies
- 173030
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,157
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,447,240
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4455397
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 83736
- Expenditure Governance
- 123332
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1120768
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 122230
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1358192
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,422,049
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20000169
- Assets Own Use
- 10127204
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9872965
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,559,423
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,913,119
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £23,646,473
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1793956
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 119163
- Assets Cash
- £4,446,569
- Funds Endowment
- 2049320
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20518565
- Funds Restricted
- 1078588
- Funds Total
- 23646473
- Count Employees
- 24
- 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- 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
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-09-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER 1831, SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER 1915 AND BYE LAWS AS AMENDED 14TH MAY 2004AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 12 NOV 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff