# THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 213962
- **Other names:** THE RSL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 29, 1963
- **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=213962


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE, SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC2R 1LA
- **Phone:** 02078454679
- **Email:** info@rsliterature.org
- **Website:** www.rsliterature.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LITERATURE GENERALLY.

**Activities:** The Royal Society of Literature celebrates and nurtures all that is best in British literature, past and present. We are the UK's charity for the advancement of literature. We act as a voice for the value of literature, engage people in literature, and honour and encourage writers. Activities include public events, awards and prizes, campaigns and young people's outreach.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £236467 | £734644 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £254690 | £576937 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1248913 | £512001 | £4270363 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £290353 | £463132 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £338117 | £428280 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Johnson FRSL — appointed Nov. 29, 2021
- Daisy Hay FRSL — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- Dr Helen Mort FRSL — appointed Nov. 29, 2021
- Dr Joanna Kavenna FRSL — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- Dr Ruth Scurr — appointed Oct. 28, 2020
- Inua Ellams — appointed Oct. 28, 2019
- Maureen Freely FRSL — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- Patrick McGuinness FRSL — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- Reza Vishkai — appointed Nov. 21, 2023
- Susheila Nasta — appointed Oct. 28, 2019
- William Russell Dixon — appointed Feb. 7, 2025