Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS 

The encouragement of the study and the advancement of the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £48,215,598 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 61 years

www.rcog.org.uk

ceo@rcog.org.uk

0207 772 6200

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/22£24,457£22,442£2,015£287£59,672£48,21625.82092,450
30/06/21£20,958£17,165£3,792£324£58,731£48,82634.11982,566
30/06/20£18,791£19,466£-675£357£52,468£40,80125.22082,440
30/06/19£21,459£20,950£509£329£59,644£49,05428.12086
30/06/18£18,485£19,170£-686£1,034£58,798£48,21730.21940
30/06/17?£58,302£27,214£31,088£1,430£58,598£46,67920.61810
31/12/15£15,517£14,560£957£968£28,762£18,60115.31430
31/12/14£15,779£12,498£3,281£925£27,897£18,52217.81430
31/12/13£13,774£13,479£295£1,001£28,075£19,03116.91390
31/12/12£13,172£12,594£578£869£27,704£19,78718.91360
31/12/11£12,510£12,103£407£808£25,968£18,68318.51390
31/12/10£12,774£10,834£1,940£801£25,878£16,54118.31360
31/12/09£13,163£13,060£103£890£22,145£13,69912.61530
31/12/08£17,170£13,715£3,455£1,057£23,592£15,44413.51730
31/12/07£12,307£13,380£-1,074£892£22,881£12,87211.51610
31/12/06£13,028£12,622£406£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£10,585£10,109£476£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£9,784£8,548£1,236£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 25.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 209 employees
  • 2,450 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, ....more

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department of Health - RCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists / Royal College of Midwives EBC
£633,382 01/08/2020
EBC (Each Baby Counts). Aims to understand causes and contributory factors of still birth, neonatal death & Injury, by working directly with maternity units to gather data.(July-June - Year End)
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
£500,000 13/06/2019
Education facilities within new Headquarters Building
Department of Health - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists / Royal College of Midwives.
£396,213 01/04/2019
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists / Royal College of Midwives.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£500,000 16/01/2019
Capital - Major Grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/1962, number: 213280
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS &
GYNAECOLOGISTS
10-18 UNION STREET
LONDON
SE1 1SZ

Objectives

THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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