Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Royal African Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science, other charitable purposes.
The Royal African Society (number 1062764) 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 The Royal African Society do?
The RAS continued running its various programmes and publications in 2022, including African Affairs, African Arguments, the Africa APPG, Film Africa festival, public events programme and a high profile 120th anniversary celebration.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal African Society
Answers The Royal African Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Royal African Society's highest-paid staff paid?
The Royal African Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee 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
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Royal African Society's money come from?
The Royal African Society reported £581k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £458k (79%), donations and legacies £122k (21%), investments £199 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£458k · 79%
Donations and legacies£122k · 21%
Investments£199 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Royal African 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
The Royal African Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Scotland · Northern Ireland · Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.
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.
What causes is The Royal African Society registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal African Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal African Society.
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Is The Royal African Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Royal African Society as a registered charity (number 1062764) 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 The Royal African Society's charity number?
The Royal African Society's charity number is 1062764. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1062764?
Search 1062764 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Royal African Society do?
The RAS continued running its various programmes and publications in 2022, including African Affairs, African Arguments, the Africa APPG, Film Africa festival, public events programme and a high profile 120th anniversary celebration.
Does The Royal African Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal African 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 The Royal African Society?
The Royal African Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.royalafricansociety.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 The Royal African Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal African Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee 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 The Royal African Society's money come from?
The Royal African Society reported £581k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £458k (79%), donations and legacies £122k (21%), investments £199 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Royal African Society?
The register records The Royal African 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 The Royal African Society's trustees paid?
The Royal African Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Royal African Society registered as a charity?
The Royal African Society was entered on the register on 10 June 1997.