The Royal Society For The Encouragement Of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA)
Also known as: Rsa
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC037784
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Aug. 27, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- Jan. 26, 2007
- Legal form
- Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Address
- Address
- 8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ
Contact
- Website
thersa.org
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: the encouragement of the Arts Manufactures and Commerce of the Country firstly by bestowing rewards for such productions inventions or improvements as should tend to the employment of the poor to the increase of trade and to the riches and honour of the Kingdom by promoting industry and emulation and which the Society from that period hitherto as is represented to us has been engaged in promoting those objects of national interest by bestowing pecuniary and honorary rewards for meritorious works in the various departments of the Fine Arts for discoveries inventions and improvements in Agriculture Chemistry Mechanics Manufactures and other useful Arts for the application of such natural and artificial products whether of home or foreign growth and manufacture as appeared likely to afford fresh objects of industry and to increase the trade of the realm by extending the sphere and operations of Commerce and secondly by the advancement of education in and the encouragement and conduct of research into the sustainable context within which the said Arts Manufactures and Commerce may prosper and be managed efficiently including research on all Commerce Design Industry Public Services Science Technology Social Enterprises Voluntary and other Arts to make both such research findings available to the public as well as all other exclusively charitable purposes
Geography
- Main operating location
- Outwith Scotland
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Aug. 27, 2025On time | £12,634,000 | £13,650,000 | 101 |
| March 31, 2024 | Aug. 8, 2024On time | £12,880,000 | £12,762,000 | 105 |
| March 31, 2023 | Sept. 6, 2023On time | £12,880,000 | £12,762,000 | 112 |
| March 31, 2022 | Sept. 6, 2023249 days late | £10,376,000 | £11,255,000 | 111 |
| March 31, 2021 | Dec. 16, 2021On time | £8,400 | £10,037 | 165 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.