01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 January 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06814771
- Financial period
- 31 December 2024 – 30 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,613,612
- Latest expenditure
- £2,293,824
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lims.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
LIMS invites its scientists to participate in high-risk, high-payoff research in fundamental, difficult or emerging branches of science. In addition to its full-time members, LIMS at present also offers part-time employment to scientists. Through the provision of funds and a suitable working environment, LIMS scientists regularly publish papers in the world's leading research journals.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,613,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,293,824
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £906,738
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,259,898
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,068,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,049
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £909,544
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,902
- 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
- 10 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £670,505
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £831,377
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
- 31 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,613,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,293,824
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £906,738
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,259,898
- 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
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 30 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,068,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,049
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £909,544
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,902
- 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
- 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 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 10 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £670,505
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £831,377
- 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
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any 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 100001 110000
- 2
- 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
- 31 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1437550
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 60760
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3334
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 111968
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1613612
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £118,061
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,175,763
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2293824
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 878568
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14733
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15228
- Assets Own Use
- 15213
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £412,382
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,889,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,461,551
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1640901
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 248260
- Assets Cash
- £95,011
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1928338
- Funds Restricted
- 466787
- Funds Total
- -1461551
- Count Employees
- 14
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 904635
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2103
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 906738
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,259,898
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2259898
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 59727
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 887874
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15238
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29773
- Assets Own Use
- 29758
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £222,885
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,033,997
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£781,339
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 860482
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 173515
- Assets Cash
- £40,536
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1248126
- Funds Restricted
- 466787
- Funds Total
- -781339
- Count Employees
- 14
- 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
- 30 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3059009
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 9739
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3068748
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,888,049
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1888049
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54892
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 755094
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13659
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 406184
- Reserves
- £1,403,048
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1174538
- Assets Own Use
- 96739
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1077799
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,219,863
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,031,454
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,362,947
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 539560
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 491894
- Assets Cash
- £641,231
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1403048
- Funds Restricted
- 959899
- Funds Total
- 2362947
- Count Employees
- 14
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10479
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 899065
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 909544
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 1573
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £940,902
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 940902
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25975
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 269148
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5011
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £61,798
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5325
- Assets Own Use
- 5225
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -2632
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,860,421
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,712,273
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £150,841
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2712273
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,340,524
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 61798
- Funds Restricted
- 89043
- Funds Total
- 150841
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- 10 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 669505
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 670505
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £831,377
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 831377
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 422293
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3704
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5780
- Assets Own Use
- 5780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,630,987
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,454,568
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £182,199
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1454568
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 180199
- Funds Restricted
- 2000
- Funds Total
- 182199
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Westminster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LONDON INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-01-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 FEBRUARY 2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 NOV 2013
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, CARRYING ON, MANAGING AND DEVELOPING OF A RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE THEORETICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 413651
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LONDON CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 531512
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LONDON INSTITUTE
- Charity Name Id
- 413655
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LONDON INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES; ALSO, LIMS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures