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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£8,110,095
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£9,675,194
Registered charity number
207823
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
27-28 Calthorpe Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.rospa.com

Quick answer

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (number 207823) 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents do?

RoSPA's vision is Life, free from accidental injury. Our mission is: Exchanging life-enhancing skills and knowledge to reduce serious accidental injuries. The Society collects data, carries out research, develops policies, informs, educates, audits and provides expert consultancy at work, at leisure, on the road and in the home by influencing, informing and developing risk education.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Answers The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's highest-paid staff paid?

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 9 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£120,001–£130,0001
£110,001–£120,0002
£90,001–£100,0003
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0002

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's money come from?

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reported £8.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.6m (81%), trading and fundraising events £1.4m (17%), investments £114k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£6.6m · 81%
  • Trading and fundraising events£1.4m · 17%
  • Investments£114k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£19k · 0%

Does The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
00231435 (Companies House)
Also known as
Rospa
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; 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.

What causes is The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents as a registered charity (number 207823) 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents's charity number?
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's charity number is 207823. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 207823?
Search 207823 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents do?
RoSPA's vision is Life, free from accidental injury. Our mission is: Exchanging life-enhancing skills and knowledge to reduce serious accidental injuries. The Society collects data, carries out research, develops policies, informs, educates, audits and provides expert consultancy at work, at leisure, on the road and in the home by influencing, informing and developing risk education.
Does The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents?
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's website listed in our register data is http://www.rospa.com. 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 9 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents's money come from?
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reported £8.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.6m (81%), trading and fundraising events £1.4m (17%), investments £114k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents?
The register records The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 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 Society for the Prevention of Accidents's trustees paid?
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents registered as a charity?
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents was entered on the register on 22 September 1962. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00231435).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.