01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 25 February 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £5,708,120
- Latest expenditure
- £2,959,871
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 56-64 Leonard Street, LONDON, EC2A 4LT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rss.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The objects for which the Society is hereby constituted ("the Objects") are for the benefit of the pubic: the advancement of the science of statistics and its applications, and the promotion of the appropriate use and awareness of statistics.
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
- 21 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,708,120
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,959,871
- 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
- 8 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,335,769
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,979,187
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,174,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,762,038
- 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
- 21 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,108,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,409,739
- 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
- 9 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,235,822
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,156,230
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
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,708,120
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,959,871
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- 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 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- 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
- 8 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,335,769
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,979,187
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 121536
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,174,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,762,038
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 45500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- 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
- 21 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,108,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,409,739
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
- 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
- 9 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,235,822
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,156,230
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1400
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
- 21 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 762
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 197318
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5346037
- Income Investments
- 164003
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5708120
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,270
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,947,601
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2959871
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12270
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 398702
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 506807
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32041
- Gain Loss Investment
- 264395
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,384,123
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6544768
- Assets Own Use
- 41304
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6503464
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £503,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £409,262
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,639,291
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 409262
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £148,454
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6426565
- Funds Restricted
- 212726
- Funds Total
- 6639291
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated 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
- 8 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 314
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 283686
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2035264
- Income Investments
- 16505
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2335769
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,856
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,974,331
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2979187
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4856
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 240895
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 373162
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 59680
- Gain Loss Investment
- 195594
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,530,548
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3147577
- Assets Own Use
- 824528
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2323049
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,041,286
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £562,216
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,626,647
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 562216
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £235,228
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3356364
- Funds Restricted
- 270283
- Funds Total
- 3626647
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated 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
- 17 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 459
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 20806
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2138164
- Income Investments
- 15568
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2174997
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,444
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,726,323
- Expenditure Other
- 31271
- Expenditure Total
- 2762038
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4444
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38181
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 336883
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 77905
- Gain Loss Investment
- 157037
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,825,149
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3166078
- Assets Own Use
- 832929
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2333149
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,277,720
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £369,327
- Assets Current Investment
- 405751
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,074,471
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 369327
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £871,969
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3659516
- Funds Restricted
- 414955
- Funds Total
- 4074471
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated 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
- 21 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3265
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5679
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3081669
- Income Investments
- 17426
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3108039
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,377
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,394,529
- Expenditure Other
- 10833
- Expenditure Total
- 2409739
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4377
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33445
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 259726
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 130039
- Gain Loss Investment
- -105374
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 938000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,020,361
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3068513
- Assets Own Use
- 888413
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2180100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,957,146
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £521,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 784804
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,504,475
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 521184
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,172,342
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3910362
- Funds Restricted
- 594113
- Funds Total
- 4504475
- Count Employees
- 26
- Consolidated 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
- 9 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5347
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2181906
- Income Investments
- 48569
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2235822
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,053
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,145,177
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2156230
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11053
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36411
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 260824
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 169106
- Gain Loss Investment
- 227487
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 184000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,538,011
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3274940
- Assets Own Use
- 984108
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2290832
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1120000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,109,003
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £290,394
- Assets Current Investment
- 515879
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,973,549
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 290394
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £593,124
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2507497
- Funds Restricted
- 466052
- Funds Total
- 2973549
- Count Employees
- 26
- Consolidated 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
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-02-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER DATED 31ST JANUARY 1887
- Charitable Objects
- TO COLLECT, ARRANGE, DIGEST AND PUBLISH FACTS ILLUSTRATING THE CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF SOCIETY IN ITS MATERIAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL RELATIONS; THESE FACTS BEING FOR THE MOST PART ARRANGED IN TABULAR FORMS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE NUMERICAL METHOD.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment