# THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 227938
- **Other names:** The Ri, The Royal Institution of Science
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 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=227938


## Contact

- **Address:** 21 ALBEMARLE STREET, MAYFAIR, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1S 4BS
- **Phone:** 02074092992
- **Email:** governance@ri.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.rigb.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £7855000 | £6600000 | £48307000 | 66 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £5954000 | £6740000 | £46662000 | 69 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £4601713 | £5438731 | £47380716 | 53 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £3199838 | £3974893 | £46876000 | 48 |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £4213000 | £4828000 | £45821000 | 65 |



## Trustees

- **Prof Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Baroness Estelle Morris — appointed May 11, 2022
- Christopher William Potter — appointed Sept. 19, 2019
- Dr Frank Maria Jozef De Jonghe — appointed May 6, 2025
- Dr Sujata Kundu — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Harriet Wallace — appointed May 11, 2022
- Kathryn     Mary Hamilton — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Professor Alison Woollard — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Professor Angela Beth Seddon — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Renato Lulia Jacob — appointed Aug. 25, 2021
- Stephen Nuttall — appointed May 6, 2025
- Vincent Wooter Nobel — appointed May 11, 2022