Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Royal Historical Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Royal Historical Society (number 206888) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Royal Historical Society do?
The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Royal Historical Society
Answers Royal Historical Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Royal Historical Society's highest-paid staff paid?
Royal Historical Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Royal Historical Society's money come from?
Royal Historical Society reported £684k total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £488k (71%), investments £186k (27%), donations and legacies £9,617 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£488k · 71%
Investments£186k · 27%
Donations and legacies£9,617 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Royal Historical Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Royal Historical Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 206888. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Royal Historical Society registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Royal Historical Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Royal Historical Society.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Royal Historical Society as a registered charity (number 206888) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Royal Historical Society's charity number?
Royal Historical Society's charity number is 206888. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 206888?
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What does Royal Historical Society do?
The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.
Does Royal Historical Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Royal Historical Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Royal Historical Society?
Royal Historical Society's website listed in our register data is https://royalhistsoc.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Royal Historical Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Royal Historical Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Royal Historical Society's money come from?
Royal Historical Society reported £684k total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £488k (71%), investments £186k (27%), donations and legacies £9,617 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Royal Historical Society?
The register records Royal Historical Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Royal Historical Society's trustees paid?
Royal Historical Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Royal Historical Society registered as a charity?
Royal Historical Society was entered on the register on 22 September 1962.