ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Society promotes the study of astronomy and geophysics.
Latest income
£7.1m
Expenditure
£5.6m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £5.2m | £4.5m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £5.3m | £4.7m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.1m | £5.3m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.2m | £4.7m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £7.1m | £5.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £54k |
| Charitable activities | £6.5m |
| Trading | £27k |
| Investment income | £482k |
| Total income | £7.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.6m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £321k |
| Governance | £245k |
| Total expenditure | £5.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £10.5m |
| Total funds | £29.7m |
| — restricted | £1.7m |
| — unrestricted | £25.7m |
| — endowment | £2.3m |
| Total assets | £29.7m |
| Cash | £7.4m |
People
| Employees | 31 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.