01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 March 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04995013
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £6,590,081
- Latest expenditure
- £5,806,419
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: St James House, The Square, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3BH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.theros.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our vision is a future without osteoporosis. We will: Improve the nation's bone health and prevent osteoporosis; Influence healthcare professionals to deliver high quality healthcare so that people are assessed & treated earlier; Provide the best information, support & services to help people with osteoporosis live well; Drive research and development of new treatments that will beat osteoporosis
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
- 25 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,590,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,806,419
- 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 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,282,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,759,486
- 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
- 12 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,757,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,414,339
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,668,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,774,101
- 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
- 3 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,288,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,927,009
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
- 25 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,590,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,806,419
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 450
- 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 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,282,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,759,486
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 449
- 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
- 12 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,757,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,414,339
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 446
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,668,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,774,101
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- 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
- 3 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,288,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,927,009
- 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
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1158
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,158
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
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
- 25 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6320488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 237728
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11699
- Income Investments
- 20166
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6590081
- Income Legacies
- 4298696
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,629,873
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,176,546
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5806419
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28572
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 70649
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 79555
- Gain Loss Investment
- -93773
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,976,430
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4695673
- Assets Own Use
- 113840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4581833
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,376,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £655,309
- Assets Current Investment
- 260911
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,417,149
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 601432
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 53877
- Assets Cash
- £1,115,874
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4976430
- Funds Restricted
- 440719
- Funds Total
- 5417149
- Count Employees
- 57
- 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
- 15 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5038195
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 79651
- Income Charitable Activities
- 115898
- Income Investments
- 48853
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5282597
- Income Legacies
- 2579497
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,645,756
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,113,730
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5759486
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 10000
- Expenditure Governance
- 26286
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 19610
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 78345
- Gain Loss Investment
- 223782
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,205,098
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4607058
- Assets Own Use
- 4413663
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 193395
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £868,465
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £748,263
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,727,260
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 726766
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 21497
- Assets Cash
- £373,005
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4205098
- Funds Restricted
- 522162
- Funds Total
- 4727260
- Count Employees
- 55
- 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
- 12 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4262846
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 84158
- Income Charitable Activities
- 105662
- Income Investments
- 82334
- Income Other
- 222259
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4757259
- Income Legacies
- 2742263
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,336,533
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,077,806
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5414339
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7869
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 185180
- Expenditure Governance
- 25922
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 41111
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 91649
- Gain Loss Investment
- 358485
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,760,914
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5205512
- Assets Own Use
- 257224
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4948288
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £795,494
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,020,639
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,980,367
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 861901
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 158738
- Assets Cash
- £408,645
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4895166
- Funds Restricted
- 85201
- Funds Total
- 4980367
- Count Employees
- 49
- 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
- 28 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4435270
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 114178
- Income Charitable Activities
- 54641
- Income Investments
- 54180
- Income Other
- 9900
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4668169
- Income Legacies
- 2898560
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,049,563
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,724,538
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4774101
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 23146
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 218863
- Expenditure Governance
- 71041
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 470569
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 161900
- Gain Loss Investment
- -243672
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,521,205
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2805873
- Assets Own Use
- 254592
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2551281
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,477,569
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,004,480
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,278,962
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 791475
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 213005
- Assets Cash
- £3,153,190
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5216505
- Funds Restricted
- 62457
- Funds Total
- 5278962
- Count Employees
- 49
- 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
- 3 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3956044
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 202130
- Income Charitable Activities
- 84692
- Income Investments
- 46016
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4288882
- Income Legacies
- 2720061
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £856,608
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,070,401
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3927009
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18190
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39334
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 227711
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 160609
- Gain Loss Investment
- 162437
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,832,903
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4520337
- Assets Own Use
- 1748967
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2771370
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,853,857
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £745,628
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,628,566
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 558625
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 187003
- Assets Cash
- £1,494,797
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5549181
- Funds Restricted
- 79385
- Funds Total
- 5628566
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- 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
- 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
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Guernsey
- 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
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-10-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 327613
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 327613
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE JOHN COWAN FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-03-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 5 JULY 2008 AS AMENDED ON 16 JUL 2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 JAN 2019 as amended on 06 Mar 2019 as amended on 21 Jun 2023 as amended on 29 Nov 2023 as amended on 25 Jul 2025
- Charitable Objects
- to improve the health and wellbeing of people living with, or at risk of, osteoporosis;to undertake research into bone health and disseminate the results of such research;to educate the wider public on bone health and how to maintain it.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 377671
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NOS
- Charity Name Id
- 377666
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 611516
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- 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
- Complaints handling