01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 February 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00598443
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,427,306
- Latest expenditure
- £1,895,349
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: RCVS Trust, 1 Hardwick Street, LONDON, EC1R 4RB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rcvsknowledge.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The ambition of RCVS Knowledge is to become a global intermediary for evidence based veterinary knowledge by providing access to information that is of immediate value to practising veterinary professionals and directly contributes to evidence-based clinical decision-making.
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
- 5 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,427,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,895,349
- 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
- 15 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,313,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,996,700
- 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
- 16 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,574,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,043,524
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,607,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,068,336
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,400,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,771,978
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
- 5 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,427,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,895,349
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13221
- 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 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 239
- 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
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,313,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,996,700
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 69250
- 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 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 237
- 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
- 16 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,574,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,043,524
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 35299
- 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
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 227
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,607,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,068,336
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 123522
- 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 Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,400,314
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,771,978
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 233714
- 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 Salary Band 110001 120000
- 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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1133793
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 153233
- Income Investments
- 134280
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1427306
- Income Legacies
- 211239
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,641
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,852,708
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1895349
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 36868
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2250
- Expenditure Governance
- 32886
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 29016
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1981
- Gain Loss Investment
- 646578
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,147,866
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6100419
- Assets Own Use
- 72899
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6027520
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £430,270
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £222,395
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,308,294
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 222395
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £269,082
- Funds Endowment
- 57315
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3984571
- Funds Restricted
- 2266408
- Funds Total
- 6308294
- Count Employees
- 22
- 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
- 15 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 947523
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1750
- Income Charitable Activities
- 222055
- Income Investments
- 142336
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1313664
- Income Legacies
- 30753
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,024
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,951,676
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1996700
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 38601
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 100000
- Expenditure Governance
- 17428
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 871490
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 396971
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,078,031
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5917810
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5917810
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £377,172
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £165,223
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,129,759
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 165223
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £249,945
- Funds Endowment
- 51310
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3735306
- Funds Restricted
- 2343143
- Funds Total
- 6129759
- Count Employees
- 22
- 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
- 16 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1215912
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11865
- Income Charitable Activities
- 187179
- Income Investments
- 159165
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1574121
- Income Legacies
- 139794
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £43,528
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,999,996
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2043524
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 41326
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23175
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1074551
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 229925
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,492,373
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6059439
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6059439
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £576,367
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £219,982
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,415,824
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 219982
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £444,227
- Funds Endowment
- 48733
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3991162
- Funds Restricted
- 2375929
- Funds Total
- 6415824
- Count Employees
- 22
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1205606
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4360
- Income Charitable Activities
- 265431
- Income Investments
- 132506
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1607903
- Income Legacies
- 172022
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £117,621
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,950,715
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2068336
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 42715
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 75000
- Expenditure Governance
- 20356
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 833883
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -501619
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,654,195
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6370840
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6370840
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £418,369
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £135,014
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,654,195
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 135014
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £248,466
- Funds Endowment
- 44978
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4297372
- Funds Restricted
- 2311845
- Funds Total
- 6654195
- Count Employees
- 22
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 886795
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 376882
- Income Investments
- 135387
- Income Other
- 1250
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1400314
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £137,783
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,634,195
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1771978
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 44360
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13401
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 689666
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 88572
- Gain Loss Investment
- 757698
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,216,678
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6915172
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6915172
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £874,599
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £173,524
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,616,247
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 173524
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £760,713
- Funds Endowment
- 48493
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5008582
- Funds Restricted
- 2559172
- Funds Total
- 7616247
- Count Employees
- 17
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-10-31T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3945887
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1070581
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE WELFARE FUND FOR COMPANION ANIMALS
- Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-02-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/02/1958AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/02/1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/03/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/06/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/03/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 NOV 2017 as amended on 28 Sep 2018
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID ART AND SCIENCE IN ANY MANNER THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE VETERINARY GRADUATES FROM ANY VETERINARY SCHOOL IN GREAT BRITAIN TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION EITHER IN GREAT BRITAIN OR BY TRAVELLING ABROAD.3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SAID ART AND SCIENCE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY OR LIBRARIES.4) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ANY FIELD OF VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF ('THE OBJECT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 41891
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 41851
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RCVS TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 504325
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RCVS CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 534967
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RCVS KNOWLEDGE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures