# ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 230886
- **Other names:** ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST FUND, RCVS CHARITABLE TRUST, RCVS KNOWLEDGE, RCVS TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00598443](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00598443)
- **Registered:** Feb. 11, 1964
- **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=230886


## Contact

- **Address:** RCVS Trust, 1 Hardwick Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1R 4RB
- **Phone:** 020 7202 0721
- **Email:** info@rcvsknowledge.org
- **Website:** www.rcvsknowledge.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID ART AND SCIENCE IN ANY MANNER THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE VETERINARY GRADUATES FROM ANY VETERINARY SCHOOL IN GREAT BRITAIN TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION EITHER IN GREAT BRITAIN OR BY TRAVELLING ABROAD.3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SAID ART AND SCIENCE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY OR LIBRARIES.4) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ANY FIELD OF VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF (&#x27;THE OBJECT

**Activities:** The ambition of RCVS Knowledge is to become a global intermediary for evidence based veterinary knowledge by providing access to information that is of immediate value to practising veterinary professionals and directly contributes to evidence-based clinical decision-making.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Karen Coe MRCVS |  | Sept. 28, 2017 |
| Dr Alexandra Sarah Kearsley-Fleet |  | Sept. 11, 2024 |
| Dr David John Christopher Charles |  | Sept. 11, 2024 |
| Dr Sam Bescoby |  | Sept. 3, 2025 |
| Dr Timothy Daniel Heler Parkin |  | Sept. 11, 2024 |
| Lucie Victoria Goodwin MRCVS |  | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Mary Louise Bawn |  | Dec. 7, 2021 |
| Racheal Mary Marshall |  | Sept. 11, 2024 |
| Sara Purdy |  | Sept. 3, 2025 |
| Sarah Sim |  | Sept. 3, 2025 |
| Susan Paterson |  | Sept. 7, 2023 |
| Terence Mark Knight |  | Dec. 7, 2021 |



## Linked charities

- PROFESSOR W M MITCHELL MEMORIAL FUND (230886-1)
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST FUND GENERAL MEMORIAL FUND (230886-2)
- PROFESSOR J G WRIGHT MEMORIAL FUND (230886-3)
- A N ORMROD MEMORIAL FUND (230886-4)
- J D WARDE MEMORIAL FUND (230886-5)



