01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009465
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 83
- Postcode
- EH2 1JQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's mission is to promote and improve the science and practice of medicine. Through its current cohort of over 14,500 Fellows and Members worldwide, it meets this purpose by maintaining standards of training, assessment and professional development and helping physicians and other medical practitioners pursue and enrich their careers by influencing health policy and through its world-renowned education and training programme.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Mission Statement of the College is: 'Promoting the highest standards of Internal Medicine around the world' This is achieved through the development of training and education, and professional standard setting. Towards these purposes, the College possesses a number of endowments and unendowed trust funds held for specific purposes in connection with the work of the College.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £9,909,385 | £9,651,314 | 83 | 2 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £9,155,214 | £9,034,724 | 83 | 31 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £8,514,469 | £7,881,096 | 83 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £7,324,967 | £6,260,767 | 83 | 6 October 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £6,146,769 | £6,490,717 | 83 | 28 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH, 9 QUEEN STREET, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rcpe.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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