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The Royal Institution Of Great Britain

The Ri, The Royal Institution of Science

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
227938
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 4, 1963
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
21 Albemarle Street
Mayfair
London
W1S 4BS

Contact

Phone
020 7409 2992
Email
governance@ri.ac.uk
Website
rigb.org

Activities

The Ri's mission is to harness science for the maximum benefit of society. The Ri's objects, as defined by the Royal Charter of 1800, are to diffuse knowledge, facilitate the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements and for teaching by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.

Objects: (1) To Diffuse The Knowledge And Facilitate The General Introduction Of Useful Mechanical Inventions And Improvements;(2) To Teach By Courses Of Philosophical Lectures And Experiments The Application Of Science To The Common Purposes Of Life;(3) To Promote Chemical Science By Experiments And Lectures For Improving Arts And Manufactures;(4) To Discover The Uses Of The Mineral And Other Natural Productions Of This Country; And (5) To Diffuse And Extend Useful Knowledge In General.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
National
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Sept. 30, 2025 £9,823,000 £6,945,000 £51,554,000 70
Sept. 30, 2024 £7,855,000 £6,600,000 £48,307,000 66
Sept. 30, 2023 £5,954,000 £6,740,000 £46,662,000 69
Sept. 30, 2022 £4,601,713 £5,438,731 £47,380,716 53
Sept. 30, 2021 £3,199,838 £3,974,893 £46,876,000 48
Sept. 30, 2020 £4,213,000 £4,828,000 £45,821,000 65

Trustees

Name Appointed
Prof Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow (Chair) Aug. 25, 2021
Alexandra Attelsey May 6, 2026
Baroness Estelle Morris May 11, 2022
Christopher William Potter Sept. 19, 2019
Dr Frank Maria Jozef De Jonghe May 6, 2025
Geoffrey Austin May 6, 2026
Harriet Wallace May 11, 2022
Kathryn Mary Hamilton Aug. 25, 2021
OluFemi Olugbenga Oresanya May 6, 2026
Professor Alison Woollard Aug. 25, 2021
Stephen Nuttall May 6, 2025
Vincent Wooter Nobel May 11, 2022

Linked charities

  • Royal Institution Of Great Britain Educational Fund (227938-1)
  • The Gillespie Trust In Connection With The Royal Institution Of Great Britain (227938-10)
  • Philip Freer Studentships Fund (227938-11)
  • The Causeway Endowment Fund (227938-12)
  • Holmes Hines Memorial Fund (227938-13)
  • Fullerian Professorship Of Physiology (227938-2)
  • Fullerian Accumulating Fund (227938-3)
  • Acton Endowment (227938-4)
  • Davy Faraday Research Laboratory (227938-5)
  • The Genetics Educational Fund (227938-6)
  • Neate Endowment (227938-7)
  • Dewar Research Endowment (227938-8)
  • Groves Endowment (227938-9)