THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY

About THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY

THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1062764). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 77/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2024), THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY reported a total income of £765,160 and total expenditure of £1,119,251, a spending ratio of 146% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY describes its activities as follows: 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. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 146.3% of income spent on charitable work