# THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 207043
- **Other names:** THE ROYAL SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Company number:** [RC000519](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/RC000519)
- **Registered:** Jan. 22, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=207043


## Contact

- **Address:** 6-9 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1Y 5AG
- **Phone:** 020 7451 2500
- **Email:** info@royalsociety.org
- **Website:** www.royalsociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL KNOWLEDGE

**Activities:** The Royal Society has three roles: A learned society; The UK&#x27;s Academy of Science; And as a funding agency. We- Promote science and its benefits- Recognise excellence in science- Support outstanding science- Provide scientific advice for policy- Foster international and global cooperation- Provide education and public engagement




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Ridley |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Colin Peter Smith FRS FREng |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Carlos Frenk CBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Professor Dame Frances Mary Ashcroft DBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Eric William Wolff FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Gideon Davies FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Professor Ian Walmsley FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Jonathan Felix Ashmore FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Jonathan Keating FRS |  | April 11, 2023 |
| Professor Julia Alison Noble OBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2022 |
| Professor Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Marta Kwiatkowska FRS |  | Jan. 12, 2024 |
| Professor Miles Padgett FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Robin Allshire FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Sarah Darby FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Professor Sheila Rowan CBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Professor Sir Andrew Pollard FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Sir Colin John Humphreys CBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Sir Paul Maxime Nurse OM CH FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Stephen West CBE |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Professor Tim Palmer CBE FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Sir David Charles Baulcombe FRS |  | Dec. 1, 2021 |
| Sir Mark Walport |  | Dec. 1, 2022 |



## Linked charities

- ARUNDEL LIBRARY FUND (207043-1)
- BROWNE FUND (207043-10)
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY GENERAL FUND (207043-100)
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL FUND (207043-101)
- WOLFSON RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (207043-102)
- DARWIN FUND (207043-11)
- DEWRANCE DONATION AND JODRELL (207043-12)
- BERNAL FUND (207043-13)
- PATTERSON BEQUEST (207043-14)
- FOLLEY&#x27;S BEQUEST (207043-15)
- MR AND MRS R L HOWE BEQUEST (207043-16)
- BINMORE KENNER FUND (207043-17)
- MARSHALL AND ORR BEQUEST (207043-18)
- WINTRINGHAM FUND (207043-19)
- BRADY FUND (207043-2)
- YARROW EDUCATIONAL FUND (207043-20)
- S G BROWN FUND (207043-21)
- COPLEY MEDAL (207043-22)
- RUMFORD MEDAL (207043-23)
- DAVY MEDAL (207043-24)
- BUCHANAN MEDAL (207043-25)
- GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS FUND (207043-26)
- FIFTH INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS (EDINBURGH) FUND (207043-27)
- NAPIER FUND (207043-28)
- CONWAY FUND (207043-29)
- CHURCH FUND (207043-3)
- EMBOSSED SCIENTIFIC BOOKS FUND (207043-30)
- FEDERAL COUNCIL OF CHEMISTRY FUND (207043-31)
- FEE REDUCTION FUND (207043-32)
- KECK AND R J KNOWLES MEMORIAL FUND (207043-33)
- FLOREY FUND (207043-34)
- FORSYTH FUND (207043-35)
- FOULERTON FUND (207043-36)
- FOULERTON GIFT FUND (207043-37)
- GASSIOT FUND (207043-38)
- GENERAL RESEARCH FUND (207043-39)
- CURL BEQUEST (207043-4)
- GORE FUND (207043-40)
- YARROW FUND (207043-41)
- BRUNO MENDEL TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP (207043-42)
- HORACE LE MARQUAND AND DUDLEY BRIGG TRUST FUND (207043-43)
- GUNNING FUND (207043-44)
- HANDLEY FUND (207043-45)
- HEAD FUND (207043-46)
- JAFFE FUND (207043-47)
- E ALAN JOHNSTON FUND (207043-48)
- JOULE FUND (207043-49)
- CRONIAN LECTURE (207043-5)
- SYLVESTER MEDAL (207043-50)
- HUGHES MEDAL (207043-51)
- LAWRENCE FUND (207043-52)
- LOCKE FUND (207043-53)
- MACKINNON FUND (207043-54)
- MEDICAL RESEARCH FUND (207043-55)
- LEEUWENLOEK LECTURE (207043-56)
- MATHEMATICAL TABLES FUND (INCLUDING THE CUNNINGHAM BEQUEST) (207043-57)
- PARSONS MEMORIAL FUND (207043-58)
- PENSION FUND (207043-59)
- BAKERIAN LECTURE (207043-6)
- PETAVEL FUND (207043-60)
- MESSEL FUND (207043-61)
- MOND FUND (207043-62)
- MOSELEY FUND (207043-63)
- JOHN MURRAY TRAVELLING STUDENTSHIP FUND (207043-64)
- THE CLIFFORD PATERSON LECTURE (207043-65)
- PICKERING RESEARCH FUND (207043-66)
- ROSENHEIM RESEARCH FUND (207043-67)
- MAURICE HILL RESEARCH FUND (207043-68)
- MEDAL FUND (207043-69)
- FERRIER LECTURE (207043-7)
- PEDLER FUND (207043-70)
- ALBERT RECKITT RESEARCH FUND (207043-71)
- ROSSE FUND (207043-72)
- RUTHERFORD MEMORIAL FUND (207043-73)
- RESEARCH FUND (207043-74)
- ANONYMOUS RESEARCH FUNDS (207043-75)
- EPA CEPHALOSPORIN RESEARCH (207043-76)
- EPA CEPHALOSPORIN (1982) (207043-77)
- INQUA (207043-78)
- OPTICS (207043-79)
- WILKINS LECTURE (207043-8)
- WELLCOME FOUNDATION AWARD (207043-80)
- ROYAL SOCIETY GENERAL TRAVEL FUND (207043-81)
- ROYAL SOCIETY TRAVEL FUND FOR NON-FELLOWS INCLUDING THE L MORDELL TRAVEL FUND (207043-82)
- SCIENTIFIC RADIO FUND (207043-83)
- SCIENTIFIC RELIEF FUND (207043-84)
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SCHOOL ACCOUNT (207043-85)
- SCOTT FUND (207043-86)
- SMITHSON FUND (207043-87)
- SORLEY FUND (207043-88)
- STOTHERT FUND (207043-89)
- BERINGER RESEARCH FUND (207043-9)
- SIMONSEN FUND (207043-90)
- STEAD FUND (207043-91)
- SCHUSTER FUND (207043-92)
- GENERAL HERBERT STUDD FUND (207043-93)
- TOMES FUND (207043-94)
- TYNDALL FUND (207043-95)
- WELLCOME RESEARCH FUND (207043-96)
- WARREN RESEARCH FUND (207043-97)
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY LIFE SCIENCE FUND (207043-98)
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE FUND (207043-99)



