BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 January 1968
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02857000
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £457,005
Latest expenditure: £579,155
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 16-18 QUEEN SQUARE, BATH, BA1 2HN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The aim of the Institution is to promote, in the Bath and North East Somerset area, an interest in the arts and sciences, and to provide, through archives and collections, resources for education, research and enjoyment. This is aided by the provision of a variety of exhibitions and a diverse programme of lectures, discussions and meetings.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £457,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £579,155

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £671,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £491,786

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £310,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £327,649

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £310,599
Total Gross Expenditure: £328,145

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £351,505
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,296

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £457,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £579,155
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: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £671,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £491,786
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: No
Count Volunteers: 91

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £310,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £327,649
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: No
Count Volunteers: 91

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £310,599
Total Gross Expenditure: £328,145
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £351,505
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,296
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 319935
Income Other Trading Activities: 79462
Income Charitable Activities: 42527
Income Investments: 229126
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 671050
Income Legacies: 21000
Income Endowments: 20000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £170,602
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £321,184
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 491786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 249130
Expenditure Depreciation: 8307
Gain Loss Investment: -21531
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 22646
Gain Loss Other: -1115
Reserves: £300,932
Assets Total Fixed: 3618149
Assets Own Use: 1107701
Assets Long Term Investment: 2510448
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £448,256
Assets Total Liabilities: £193,114
Assets Current Investment: 171621
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,873,291
Creditors One Year Total Current: 193114
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £171,621
Funds Endowment: 3103369
Funds Unrestricted: 520272
Funds Restricted: 249650
Funds Total: 3873291
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1968-01-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONVEYANCE DATED 31/03/1959AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29/09/1993AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16/09/1997AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 AUG 2019 as amended on 21 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: (1) (I)THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART IN THE CITY OF BATH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEE THINKS FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF BATH FOR THE DISPLAY OF EXHIBITS OF HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE OR INTEREST;B) THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY, LECTURES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION RELATING TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART; ANDC) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH RELATING TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.(II) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE CHARITY’S ITEMS AND EXHIBITS ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED FOR THE OBJECT IN SUB-CLAUSE (I) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEE MAY ADVANCE SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY LENDING ITEMS AND CURATING TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 8.
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF BATH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures