# ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 226748
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 2, 1964
- **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=226748


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal Commonwealth Society, 65 Basinghall Street, London
- **Postcode:** EC2V 5DZ
- **Phone:** 02037274300
- **Email:** info@royalcwsociety.org
- **Website:** www.royalcwsociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE WITHIN OUR UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS THE INCREASE AND SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING THE PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THEIR CULTURES BY PROVIDING A CENTRAL COMMONWEALTH MEETING PLACE WITH CULTURAL AND SOCIAL FACILITIES FOR MEMBERS. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER)

**Activities:** Through youth empowerment, education and high-level advocacy, the RCS champions the importance of literacy, equality and inclusion, the environment and connected communities in the Commonwealth. Non-partisan and independent, we convene and connect Commonwealth political and diplomatic representatives, as well as industry, civil society, academic and business leaders, on a wide range of issues.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £226363 | £263608 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £323775 | £238714 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £348308 | £372568 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £367257 | £311742 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £348833 | £279991 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Janet Cooper OBE** (Chair) — appointed June 1, 2025
- PAUL GREEN — appointed April 1, 2020
- Ravi Suchak — appointed June 1, 2025
- Sarah Constantine Haidry — appointed Jan. 1, 2019