# ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184365
- **Other names:** RCS BATH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 10, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184365


## Contact

- **Address:** EAST DENE, SOUTH STREET, CASTLE CARY
- **Postcode:** BA7 7ES
- **Phone:** 01963351208
- **Email:** chair@rcsbath.org
- **Website:** http://rcsbath.org



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- North Somerset
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £12709 | £14841 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9654 | £9099 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £9315 | £13759 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £8641 | £4948 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £6732 | £11500 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GODFREY STUART HALL MA FCOLLP** (Chair) — appointed June 12, 2019
- ALAN ROBIN HOWE — appointed June 12, 2019
- Andrew Graham Prentice CEng MICE — appointed June 12, 2019
- Anita Mary St John Gray — appointed May 7, 2020
- Capt John Silbert Ledgister — appointed July 29, 2025
- Christopher Cook — appointed Dec. 6, 2022
- Professor John Robert Strachan — appointed July 26, 2023
- Seng Boon Chan — appointed July 29, 2025