CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Registered charity 1184365 · organisation 5128676

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
10 July 2019
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£7,219
Latest expenditure
£9,123
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: EAST DENE, SOUTH STREET, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7ES

Website recorded by the regulator: http://rcsbath.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

RCS Bath promotes within Bath and district the increase and spread of knowledge respecting the peoples and countries of the Commonwealth and their cultures by holding meetings, raising awareness, giving grants and cooperating with other charities to encourage and support the study and exchange of ideas beneficial to the Commonwealth and public.

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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
17 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,219
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,123
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
16 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,841
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
23 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£9,654
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,099
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
11 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£9,315
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,759
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
19 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,641
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,948

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Charity Annual Return Parta

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
16 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,841
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading 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
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2019-07-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 DEC 2018AS AMENDED ON 12 JUN 2019
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE WITHIN BATH AND DISTRICT THE INCREASE AND SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING THE PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THEIR CULTURES, IN PARTICULAR IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS THE TRUSTEES MAY:A) HOLD MEETINGS AT SUCH INTERVALS AS THEY SHALL DETERMINE FOR THE DISCUSSION OF SUBJECTS OF COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER INTEREST;B) ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THE GEOGRAPHY, ETHNOLOGY, HISTORY, LITERATURE, ART, NATURAL RESOURCES, ECONOMICS AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES IN ANY MANNER THAT THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE;C) PROMOTE THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE WAYS OF LIFE IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND ENCOURAGE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS;D) ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT MUTUAL INTEREST IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE;E) CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS;F) USE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE METHOD PROPER TO THE CARRYING OUT OF THE OBJECTS;FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘BATH AND DISTRICT’ MEANS THE BATH AREA POSTCODE BA.
Area Of Benefit
LOCAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
614401
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RCS BATH