# THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 277981
- **Other names:** INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, THE SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 4, 1979
- **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=277981


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal Society Biology, PO Box 33, 95 Mortimer Street, London
- **Postcode:** W1W 7GB
- **Phone:** 020 3925 3440
- **Email:** info@rsb.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rsb.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF BIOLOGY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THEREIN AND TO CO-ORDINATE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION.

**Activities:** The Royal Society of Biology is a single unified voice for biology: advising Government and influencing policy; advancing education and professional development; supporting our members, and engaging and encouraging public interest in the life sciences.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £3438000 | £3252000 | £2168000 | 40 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £2766000 | £3073000 | £1825000 | 38 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £2771000 | £2740000 | £2177000 | 32 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £2788000 | £2478000 | £2258000 | 30 |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £2745000 | £3003000 | £1783000 | 34 |



## Trustees

- **Professor Sir Ian Boyd** (Chair) — appointed May 18, 2022
- Alastair Land — appointed May 8, 2024
- Dr Helen Watson — appointed May 8, 2024
- Dr Jacqui Piner — appointed May 15, 2019
- Dr Louise Leong — appointed May 10, 2017
- Lucy Hudson — appointed May 19, 2021
- Neil Burton — appointed May 10, 2023
- PROF PATRICIA KUWABARA — appointed May 2, 2018
- Paul Gemmill — appointed May 21, 2025
- Professor Dame Melanie Welham — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Professor Jeremy Pritchard — appointed Oct. 30, 2024
- Professor Kalai Mathee — appointed May 21, 2025
- Professor Sara Louise Cosby — appointed May 19, 2021
- Professor Stefan Przyborski FRSB — appointed May 6, 2020
- Professor Tim Coulson — appointed May 21, 2025