Arts & culture · Reg 206219
The Royal Society of Medicine
Charity rating & review
70/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is The Royal Society of Medicine a good charity?
The Royal Society of Medicine scores 70/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£14m total income, 61% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.
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What does The Royal Society of Medicine do?
The Royal Society of Medicine is a registered charity (no. 206219) working in arts & culture in London · W1G 0AE. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 61% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 4 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈14% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.
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In short: THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE scores 70 out of 100 (3 stars). 61% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is The Royal Society of Medicine?
The Royal Society of Medicine has a Clarity Score of 70 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 206219. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £14m, with 61% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 4 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.
Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .
Overall score
70/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
61%
3-yr avg · charitable activities
Accountability
75/100
Finance beacon
Income
£14m
Latest year 2025
Reserves
4 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
Late
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£2.4 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 39% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium
How does THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE scores higher than.
Scores higher than 25% of 943 charities in its income band · 70/100 vs 77 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 32% of 624 charities in this cause · 70/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).
How reliable is The Royal Society of Medicine's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
Medium confidence — some data missing or late
Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is The Royal Society of Medicine's Beacon report?
Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
75/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts |
| Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts |
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
90/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 4 months · 15/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 8/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 16% · 4/5 pts |
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
15/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 30% | 61% · 3/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 41p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) |
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 677 volunteers / 142 staff · 10/10 pts |
What is The Royal Society of Medicine's Clarity Score?
70/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars
Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
75/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
90/100
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
15/100
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
100/100
How much does The Royal Society of Medicine raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £14m | — |
| Total expenditure | £14m | — |
| Charitable activities | £7.5m | 52% |
| Fundraising | £6.8m | 48% |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £14m spent
- Charitable activities52% · £7.5m
- Fundraising48% · £6.8m
What trust indicators does The Royal Society of Medicine have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
Filing status: late
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Trustee board size (3–12)
12 trustees on the Charity Commission register
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Workforce on register
142 employees · 677 volunteers (5:1 volunteer-to-staff)
Fundraising Regulator
Status not yet checked
Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.
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Reg 206219
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- Hamish Thomas since 2021
- Sanjay Shah since 2022
- Ian Currie since 2022
- Professor Paul O'Flynn since 2022
- Dr Linda Patterson since 2022
- Professor Margaret Rae since 2022
- Professor Gillian Leng since 2024
- Dr Sian Rees since 2023
- Professor David Oliver since 2023
- Dr Sarah Clarke since 2023
- Dr Hilary Morris since 2025
- Professor Andrew Krentz since 2025
How we score charities +
The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.
Accountability & Transparency
Scored from filings
40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).
Financial Health
Scored from filings
30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).
Financial Efficiency
Scored from filings
20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).
Community Support
Scored from filings
10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.
Overall score
Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.
How have The Royal Society of Medicine's finances changed over five years?
- Income
- Spending
- Cause spend
Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts
What are the key facts about The Royal Society of Medicine?
- Overall score
- 70/100 (3★)
- Income
- £14m
- Cause spend
- 61% of expenditure
- Reg number
- 206219
- Scope
- Local (london)
- Reserves
- 4 months
- Trustees
- 12
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing
- late
How does THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE compare, and where else can you look?
Where THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about The Royal Society of Medicine's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is The Royal Society of Medicine a good charity? +
The Royal Society of Medicine scores 70 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 61% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is The Royal Society of Medicine a legitimate charity? +
Yes — The Royal Society of Medicine is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 206219). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/206219. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is The Royal Society of Medicine's charity number? +
The Royal Society of Medicine's charity number is 206219. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is The Royal Society of Medicine's charity rating? +
The Royal Society of Medicine scores 70 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does The Royal Society of Medicine have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Society of Medicine. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches The Royal Society of Medicine? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, 61% of The Royal Society of Medicine's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are The Royal Society of Medicine's overheads? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 38% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 39% of total expenditure at The Royal Society of Medicine. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Royal Society of Medicine's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.
How much income does The Royal Society of Medicine receive? +
The Royal Society of Medicine reported £14m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are The Royal Society of Medicine's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is The Royal Society of Medicine based? +
The Royal Society of Medicine is listed at London · W1G 0AE, focused on arts & culture.
How does CharityCompare score The Royal Society of Medicine? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Royal Society of Medicine's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Royal Society of Medicine's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.